Title :
Krylov´s Solver Based Technique for the Cascade Connection of Multiple n-Port Multimodal Scattering Matrices
Author :
Belenguer, Angel ; Diaz Caballero, Elena ; Esteban, Hector ; Borja, Alejandro L. ; Cascon, Joaquin
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Ing. Electr., Electron., Autom. y Comun., Escuela Univ. Politec. de Cuenca, Cuenca, Spain
Abstract :
In this paper, a novel technique for cascading generalized scattering matrices based on a Krylov´s iterative solver is presented. This new technique is fully general, since it can be applied to solve the connection of an arbitrary number of networks, each one with an arbitrary number of ports, and it is easy to implement. This technique is able to compute, not only the modal spectra at the free ports of the global network, but also the modal spectra at the connected ports, so that the field inside the full network can be computed for an arbitrary incidence. In addition, this technique can also be used to evaluate the scattering parameters of the global network.
Keywords :
S-matrix theory; cascade networks; iterative methods; microwave devices; Krylov iterative solver; Krylov solver based technique; arbitrary incidence; cascade connection; cascading generalized scattering matrices; connected ports; global network; microwave devices; modal spectra; multiple n-port multimodal scattering matrices; scattering parameters; Equations; GSM; Iterative methods; Scattering; Transmission line matrix methods; Vectors; Cascade circuits and systems; microwave devices; scattering matrices;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMTT.2012.2231696