Efficient numerical optimisation of nonlinear microwave circuits by the harmonic-balance technique coupled with electromagnetic simulation

1996 26th European Microwave Conference, EuMC 1996

Volumn 2, Issue , 1996, Pages 555-559

  Rizzoli, Vittorio ^a   Costanzo, Alessandra ^a   Caposciutti, Mauro ^a   Neri, Andrea ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE UGO BORDONI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROWAVE CIRCUITS; NONLINEAR ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION;

CIRCUIT MODELING; COMPUTER-AIDED; ELECTROMAGNETIC SIMULATION; HARMONIC-BALANCE TECHNIQUES; NEWTON ITERATIONS; NONLINEAR MICROWAVE CIRCUITS; OPTIMISATIONS; PARAMETER SPACES;

ITERATIVE METHODS;

EID: 6044274186     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/EUMA.1996.337642     Document Type: Conference Paper

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