• DocumentCode
    1212344
  • Title

    Analysis of multiport discontinuities in waveguide using a pulsed FDTD approach

  • Author

    Olivier, Jan Cornelius ; McNamara, Derek A.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Pretoria Univ., South Africa
  • Volume
    42
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    1994
  • fDate
    12/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    2229
  • Lastpage
    2238
  • Abstract
    A pulsed finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) approach for computing the scattering parameters of multiport waveguide discontinuities and junctions is presented. Wideband absorbing boundary conditions (ABC´s) necessary for implementation of the technique are derived. Applications of the technique are presented, and computed results are compared to measurements for several examples
  • Keywords
    S-parameters; finite difference time-domain analysis; waveguide discontinuities; waveguide theory; finite-difference time-domain method; multiport discontinuities; pulsed FDTD method; scattering parameters; waveguide discontinuities; waveguide junctions; wideband absorbing boundary conditions; Boundary conditions; Electromagnetic waveguides; Finite difference methods; Frequency; Lattices; Sampling methods; Scattering parameters; Time domain analysis; Waveguide discontinuities; Waveguide junctions;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9480
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/22.339747
  • Filename
    339747