Title :
CAD-oriented equivalent circuit models for rigorous full-wave analysis and design of waveguide components and circuits
Author :
Weisshaar, A. ; Mongiardo, Mauro ; Tripathi, A. ; Tripathi, V.K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR, USA
Abstract :
A new multi-mode equivalent circuit model for cascaded waveguide step discontinuities is presented. This CAD-oriented equivalent circuit model enables rigorous and efficient full-wave analysis of waveguide components and circuits entirely by circuit simulation. The method has been implemented on the microwave circuit simulator Libra. Comparisons of circuit simulation results for single and cascaded inductive irises with the standard mode-matching method show perfect agreement. Results of a Ka-band bandpass filter analysis show good agreement with other mode-matching solutions.
Keywords :
circuit CAD; circuit analysis computing; electrical engineering computing; equivalent circuits; rectangular waveguides; waveguide components; waveguide discontinuities; waveguide filters; CAD-oriented models; Ka-band bandpass filter analysis; Libra; cascaded waveguide step discontinuities; circuit simulation; equivalent circuit models; full-wave analysis; inductive irises; microwave circuit simulator; multi-mode model; waveguide circuits; waveguide components; Analytical models; Circuit analysis; Circuit simulation; Equivalent circuits; Filters; Graphical user interfaces; Impedance; Iris; Propagation constant; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1996., IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3246-6
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1996.512210
