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Solving microstrip discontinuities with a combined mode‐matching and method‐of‐lines procedure
Author(s) -
Meyer P.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/mop.4650080103
Subject(s) - classification of discontinuities , microstrip , discontinuity (linguistics) , matching (statistics) , point set registration , mode (computer interface) , mathematical analysis , algorithm , mathematics , electronic engineering , computer science , point (geometry) , geometry , engineering , statistics , operating system
A novel technique combining two‐dimensional method‐of‐lines (MOL) analysis with a mode‐matching procedure to analyze microstrip step discontinuties is presented. The MOL is used to calculate the propagation constants and field distributions at discrete points for a number of modes on both sides of a discontinuity. These modes are matched using a modified discrete mode‐matching procedure to produce a generalized S‐parameter description of the discontinuity. The method uses memory sparingly. Results for two microstrip steps are presented.