Title :
Harmonic balance and frequency-domain simulation of nonlinear microwave circuits using the block Newton method
Author :
Chang, Chao-Ren ; Heron, Patrick L. ; Steer, Michael B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC, USA
fDate :
4/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An efficient algorithm using block Newton and chord methods for the iterative minimization of the spectral balance error in the analysis of nonlinear microwave circuits is presented. The algorithm is then used in the harmonic balance and frequency-domain spectral balance simulation of a MESFET amplifier with single-tone and two-tone excitation
Keywords :
frequency-domain analysis; iterative methods; microwave amplifiers; microwave circuits; nonlinear network analysis; solid-state microwave circuits; MESFET amplifier; block Newton method; chord methods; frequency-domain simulation; harmonic balance; iterative minimization; nonlinear microwave circuits; single-tone excitation; spectral balance error; two-tone excitation; Algorithm design and analysis; Circuit simulation; Error analysis; Frequency domain analysis; Iterative algorithms; Iterative methods; MESFETs; Microwave circuits; Microwave theory and techniques; Minimization methods;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
