DocumentCode
945223
Title
An Improved Transmission Matrix Formulation of Cascaded Discontinuities and its Application to E-Plane Circuits
Author
Mansour, Raafat R. ; Macphie, Robert H.
Volume
34
Issue
12
fYear
1986
fDate
12/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1490
Lastpage
1498
Abstract
We study the effect of the relative convergence problem on the transmission matrix formulation of cascaded discontinuities. A numerically efficient modified formulation satisfying the edge condition is presented. Application is in the analysis of waveguiding structures in which a number of conductors are placed on various interfaces. Numerical results are presented for double-ridged waveguides and finlines. Applications to E-plane filters are also discussed.
Keywords
Circuits; Conductors; Convergence of numerical methods; Filters; Helium; Modal analysis; Scattering; Transmission line matrix methods; Waveguide discontinuities; Waveguide junctions;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9480
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TMTT.1986.1133568
Filename
1133568
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