Microwave Circuit Design by Digital Computer

Methods for the automatic analysis and design of microwave circuits using a digital computer in batch mode are given. The methods are capable of handling microwave components modeled by ordinary R, L, C, M, CS elements pins transmission lines and multiterminal black-boxes whose characteristics have been determined theoretically or experimentally. The analysis-optimization program, IMPROVE (Integrated and Microwave Program for Optimizing Variable Elements), implementing the methods presented in this paper is described and its use illustrated with a practical design problem.