Characterizing microwave planar circuits using the coupled finite-boundary element method

Author

Wu, Kun-Lung ; Litva, J.

Author_Institution

Commun. Res. Lab., McMaster Univ., Hamilton, Ont.

Volume

40

Issue

10

fYear

1992

fDate

10/1/1992 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1963

Lastpage

1966

Abstract

A general approach is presented for the analysis of microwave planar circuits. The technique is particularly well suited to the analysis of circuits with complicated geometries and dielectric loads. The technique is a hybrid, consisting of an amalgamation of the finite-element and boundary-element techniques. It can handle problems with mixed electric and magnetic walls, as well as complicated dielectric loads, such as those composed of ferrite materials. Computed and measured data for various complicated devices are compared, showing excellent agreement

Keywords

boundary-elements methods; finite element analysis; microstrip components; microwave circuits; strip line components; BEM; FEA; FEM; coupled finite-boundary element method; dielectric loads; ferrite materials; microwave planar circuits; mixed electric/magnetic walls; Circuit analysis; Coupling circuits; Dielectric materials; Dielectric measurements; Ferrites; Finite element methods; Geometry; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic materials; Microwave circuits;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9480

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/22.159635

Filename

159635