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Finite‐difference — time‐domain analysis of a high‐frequency microwave connector
Author(s) -
Chen Yinchao,
Shimony Yuval,
Harms Paul,
Mittra Raj
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.4650100108
Subject(s) - finite difference time domain method , cable gland , microwave , finite element method , method of moments (probability theory) , finite difference method , electronic engineering , scattering parameters , frequency domain , time domain , component (thermodynamics) , computer science , acoustics , engineering , mathematical analysis , mathematics , physics , optics , structural engineering , telecommunications , statistics , estimator , thermodynamics , computer vision
Abstract In this study, the finite‐difference‐time‐domain method (FDTD) is used to analyze a complex packaging component, namely, a high‐frequency microwave connector. Because the FDTD technique is easy to use and very flexible, it can be employed to analyze packaging components whose geometrical configurations are highly complex. In contrast, other approaches, for example, the method of moments (MoM), the method of lines (MoL), and the finite‐element method (FEM), are more difficult to apply to complex geometries. In this article we employ the FDTD method to investigate the scattering parameters of a microwave connector and validate the numerical results by comparing them with measured data. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.