Efficient transmission line modeling sensitivity analysis exploiting rubber cells

Progress In Electromagnetics Research B

Volumn , Issue 11, 2009, Pages 223-243

  Basl, P A W ^a,b   Bakr, M H ^a   Nikolova, N K ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

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EID: 61849172470     PISSN: 19376472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIERB08111502     Document Type: Article

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