Adaptive CAD-model building algorithm for general planar microwave structures

A new adaptive technique is presented for building multidimensional parameterized analytical models for general planar microwave structures with a predefined accuracy and based on full-wave electromagnetic (EM) simulations. The models can be incorporated in a circuit simulator and the time required to calculate the circuit representation of a practical network is reduced by several orders of magnitude compared to full EM simulations. Furthermore, the accuracy of the results is significantly better compared to the circuit models used in state-of-the-art computer-aided design tools.

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