Effect of high-order modes on tunneling characteristics

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 101, Issue , 2010, Pages 291-306

  Yao, H Y ^a   Chang, T H ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CUTOFF FREQUENCY; GEOMETRY; GROUP DELAY; WAVEGUIDES;

CROSSSECTIONAL GEOMETRY; GEOMETRIC DISCONTINUITIES; GEOMETRICAL DISCONTINUITY; MULTIPLE REFLECTIONS; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL; PROPAGATION OF WAVES; THREE DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS; TUNNELING CHARACTERISTICS;

SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS;

EID: 77949295965     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER09121603     Document Type: Article

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