Pulse reflection from a dielectric discontinuity in a rectangular waveguide

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 97, Issue , 2009, Pages 11-25

  Rothwell, E J ^a   Temme, A ^a   Crowgey, B ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; EXPONENTIAL FUNCTIONS; RECTANGULAR WAVEGUIDES; REFLECTION; WAVEGUIDES;

CLOSED-FORM EXPRESSION; DIELECTRIC DISCONTINUITY; EXPONENTIAL FUNCTION APPROXIMATIONS; MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; MATERIAL DISCONTINUITY; PULSE REFLECTION; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTIONS; TRANSIENT FIELDS;

WAVEGUIDE DISCONTINUITIES;

EID: 70350639101     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER09090905     Document Type: Article

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