Title :
A unified framework for computer-aided noise analysis of linear and nonlinear microwave circuits
Author :
Heinen, Stefan ; Kunisch, Jurgen ; Wolff, Ingo
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Duisburg Univ., Germany
fDate :
12/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A unified theoretical concept for noise analysis in analog and microwave circuits is introduced. Based on the adjoint system approach, an analysis technique for general-purpose CAD applications is presented. The algorithm is shown to be easy to implement in existing CAD tools and exploits the advantages of sparse matrix techniques
Keywords :
circuit analysis computing; equivalent circuits; linear network analysis; matrix algebra; microwave circuits; noise; nonlinear network analysis; adjoint system approach; computer-aided noise analysis; general-purpose CAD applications; nonlinear microwave circuits; sparse matrix techniques; unified framework; Algorithm design and analysis; Analog circuits; Circuit analysis; Circuit analysis computing; Circuit noise; Linear circuits; Microwave circuits; Nonlinear circuits; Scattering; Sparse matrices;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
