DocumentCode
2927724
Title
Analysis of discontinuities of microstrip and suspended substrate lines
Author
Xu, Y.S. ; Marquardt, J. ; Omar, A.S.
Author_Institution
Arbeitsbereich Hochfrequenztech., Tech. Univ. Hamburg-Harburg, Germany
fYear
1992
fDate
1-5 June 1992
Firstpage
413
Abstract
Based on an improved formulation of the singular integral equation method for microstrip and suspended substrate lines, their discontinuities including arbitrary composition of steps are analyzed using the mode-matching method. Results show that previous analyses using mode matching were not sufficiently accurate. The influence of complex modes is discussed. A computer program has been developed to deal with cascaded discontinuitiesl; it includes arbitrary composition of step discontinuities.<>
Keywords
electronic engineering computing; integral equations; microstrip lines; arbitrary composition of steps; cascaded discontinuities; complex modes; discontinuities; microstrip; mode-matching method; singular integral equation method; step discontinuities; suspended substrate lines; Acceleration; Convergence of numerical methods; Energy conservation; Frequency; Integral equations; Microstrip; Mode matching methods; Scattering parameters; Strips; Transmission line matrix methods;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1992., IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location
Albuquerque, NM, USA
ISSN
0149-645X
Print_ISBN
0-7803-0611-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MWSYM.1992.188000
Filename
188000
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