Title :
Tlm-Based Explicit Eigenvalue Approach to the Determination of the Complete Spectrum of Inhomogeneous, Closed Waveguide
Author :
Pierantoni, Luca ; Di Pumpo, Matteo ; Paglialunga, Gianluca ; Rozzi, Tullio
Author_Institution :
Dipartimento di Elettronica ed Automatica, UniversitÃ\xa0 degli Studi di Ancona, Via delle BrecceBianche, 60131 Ancona, Italy. Tel. +39 71 2204891, Fax +39 71 2204834, e-mail: l.pierantoni@ee.unian.it
Abstract :
In the recent past we introduced a new approach for the analysis of the propagation of hybrid modes in closed inhomogeneous waveguides of complex shape. The essential point of the method is the discretization of the Maxwell´s equations by means of the modes taken at cutoff which leads to an explicit linear eigenvalue matrix equation. A requisite for improving the efficiency of the method is the fast calculation and storage of the modes at cutoff. This is obtained by using the flexible TLM method. The resulting TLM-based eigenvalue matrix algorithm is very efficient in finding the characteristics of a large number of modes as it requires very low computational effort and is free from spurious solutions. Numerical results are provided for the unilateral finline, showing very good agreement with existing data.
Keywords :
Coplanar waveguides; Cutoff frequency; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic waveguides; Finline; Maxwell equations; Scattering; Shape; Transmission line matrix methods;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 2001. 31st European
Conference_Location :
London, England
DOI :
10.1109/EUMA.2001.339107