New approach for efficient planar multiport using the concept of edge line and the boundary-element method

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Ourabia, Malika^{a; *} | Touhami, Rachida^a | Baudrand, Henri^b

Affiliations: [a] Faculté d'électronique et d'informatique, USTHB, B.P. 32, Bab-Ezzouar, 16111, Algérie | [b] Groupe de Recherche en Electromagnétisme de l'ENSEEIHT, 2 rue Charles Camichel B.P 7122, 31071 Toulouse Cedex, France

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author. Tel.: +213 21 24 79 50 à 60; Fax: +213 21 24 79 04; E-mail: ma_ourabia@hotmail.com, rtouhami@usthb.dz

Abstract: In this paper, the authors proposed a new approach for efficient planar multiport junction design using the concept of edge line and the boundary-element method. The S-parameters are obtained by a simple identification in a system of equations given by the boundary method. In addition to a reduction in the CPU time, the proposed method can easily handle complicated structures. The method is verified by comparison to previous work on junctions.

Keywords: Boundary-element, discontinuities, edge line, planar waveguide

DOI: 10.3233/JAE-2011-1328

Journal: International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 151-163, 2011