Title :
Modal analysis of open groove guide with arbitrary groove profile
Author :
Ma, Zhewang ; Yamashita, Eikichi ; Xu, Shanjia
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Electro-Commun., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
A modal analysis method is proposed for groove guide with arbitrary groove profile. The formulation is versatile, efficient, and rigorous, except for the step approximation process of the groove profile. Numerical results have shown excellent agreement with previous data.<>
Keywords :
waveguide theory; arbitrary groove profile; modal analysis; open groove guide; step approximation; Attenuation; Conductors; Conformal mapping; Finite difference methods; Finite element methods; Millimeter wave technology; Modal analysis; Resonance; Scattering; Transmission line matrix methods;
Journal_Title :
Microwave and Guided Wave Letters, IEEE
