Title :
A new technique based on the cell method for calculating the propagation constant of inhomogeneous filled waveguides
Author :
Marrone, Massimiliano ; Graasi, P. ; Mittra, Raj
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA, USA
Abstract :
In this paper, we propose a new full-wave technique, based on the cell method, for the calculation of the propagation constant that entails the solution of a simple eigenvalue problem, associated with a sparse matrix, which is neither Hermitian nor positive definite.
Keywords :
computational electromagnetics; eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; electromagnetic wave propagation; inhomogeneous media; sparse matrices; waveguide theory; cell method; eigenvalues; electromagnetic computation; full-wave technique; inhomogeneous filled waveguide propagation constant; sparse matrix; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Electromagnetic scattering; Electromagnetic waveguides; Filling; Magnetic separation; Maxwell equations; Propagation constant; Sparse matrices; Transmission line matrix methods; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2004. IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8302-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2004.1329656
