Title :
User-oriented software package for the analysis and optimisation of nonlinear microwave circuits
Author :
Rizzoli, V. ; Cecchetti, C. ; Lipparini, A. ; Neri, A.
fDate :
10/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The paper describes the performance aspects and the underlying theoretical principles of a general-purpose program library for nonlinear microwave circuit analysis and design. The programs are based on a frequency-domain nodal description of the linear part of the circuit and on the harmonic-balance technique for the nonlinear aspects. Emphasis is placed on two peculiar features of this package, that is, its ability to carry out nonlinear circuit optimisations in a straightforward way, and the availability of a vectorised version yielding outstanding cost-to-performance ratios when run on a supercomputer. The application to advanced problems such as generalised mixer analysis and optimisation is also discussed.
Keywords :
circuit CAD; circuit analysis computing; microwave devices; nonlinear network analysis; nonlinear network synthesis; CAD; cost-to-performance ratios; frequency-domain nodal description; general-purpose program library; generalised mixer analysis; harmonic-balance technique; nonlinear microwave circuit analysis; optimisation; supercomputer; user-oriented software package;
Journal_Title :
Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation, IEE Proceedings H
Conference_Location :
10/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
DOI :
10.1049/ip-h-2.1986.0068