Title :
An integrated electromagnetic and nonlinear circuit simulation environment for spatial power combining systems
Author :
Summers, M.A. ; Christoffersen, C.E. ; Khalil, A.I. ; Nakazawa, S. ; Nutesont, T.W. ; Steer, M.B. ; Mink, J.W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC, USA
Abstract :
An integrated electromagnetic and circuit simulation environment is developed for the simulation of spatial power combining systems. The analysis incorporates surface modes, nonuniform excitation and full nonlinear effects. The simulation tools are used to predict the performance of a 2 by 2 quasi-optical grid amplifier.
Keywords :
microwave amplifiers; nonlinear network analysis; power combiners; electromagnetic simulation; nonlinear circuit simulation; nonuniform excitation; quasi-optical grid amplifier; spatial power combining system; surface mode; Admittance; Circuit simulation; Computational modeling; Electromagnetic modeling; Lenses; Mutual coupling; Nonlinear circuits; Optical surface waves; Power system modeling; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1998 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4471-5
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1998.700653
