An improved finite element method formulation for the analysis of nonlinear anisotropic dielectric waveguides

Author

Selleri, Stefano ; Zoboli, Maurizio

Author_Institution

Dipartimento di Ignegneria dell´´Inf., Parma Univ., Italy

Volume

43

Issue

4

fYear

1995

fDate

4/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

887

Lastpage

892

Abstract

An efficient and accurate vectorial finite element formulation is presented for the analysis of dielectric waveguides with arbitrary cross-sections, nonlinear behaviors, and anisotropic materials. Remarkable improvements in solution precision and computational effort have been obtained by evaluating new coefficients used in the matrix assembling procedure of the method. The influence of the mesh division is discussed and comparison with a scalar finite element approach is reported

Keywords

dielectric waveguides; electromagnetic wave propagation; mesh generation; waveguide theory; anisotropic materials; arbitrary cross-sections; computational effort; finite element method formulation; matrix assembling procedure; mesh division; nonlinear anisotropic dielectric waveguides; scalar finite element approach; solution precision; vectorial finite element; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Assembly; Dielectrics; Electromagnetic analysis; Electromagnetic waveguides; Finite element methods; Geometry; Microwave devices; Transmission line matrix methods; Waveguide components;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9480

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/22.375239

Filename

375239