The classic 1998 Artech House book, Quick Finite Elements for Electromagnetic Waves, has now been revised and expanded to bring you up-to-date with the latest developments in the Field. You find brand new discussions on finite elements in 3D, 3D resonant cavities, and 3D waveguide devices. Moreover, the second edition supplies you with MATLAB code, making this resource easier to comprehend and use for your projects in the field. This practical book and accompanying software enables you to quickly and easily work out challenging microwave engineering and high-frequency electromagnetic problems using the finite element method (FEM).
Using clear, concise text and dozens of real-world application examples, the book provides a detailed description of FEM implementation, while the software provides the code and tools needed to solve the three major types of EM problems: guided propagation, scattering, and radiation. With this unique book and software set in hand, you can compute the dispersion diagram of arbitrarily shaped inhomogeneous isotropic lossless or lossy guiding structures, analyze E- and H-plane waveguide discontinuities and devices, and understand the reflection from and transmission through simple 2D and 3D inhomogeneous periodic structures.
CD-ROM Included: Easy-to-use finite element software contains ready-made MATLAB and FORTRAN source code that you can use immediately to solve a wide range of microwave and EM problems. The package is fully compatible with Internet freeware,ù so you can perform advanced engineering functions without having to purchase expensive pre- and post-processing tools.
Preface ; Preface to the First Edition ; How to Use Quick FEM ; Getting Started: Shielded Microstrip Lines - First Step: Preprocessing. Second Step: Building Element Matrices. Third Step: Assembling the Global Matrix. Fourth Step: Minimizing the Functional. Fifth Step: Postprocessing. Variational or Projective? ; Tools - Preprocessing. Element Matrices. Global Matrices. Solving the Entire Problem. Postprocessing. The Matlab Framework. Disc Description and Installation. ; Microwave Guiding Structures: Characterization - Homogeneous Waveguides. Inhomogeneous Waveguides. Inhomogeneous Waveguides: Formulation. Numerical Implementation. The Code WG: Waveguides. Some Examples. Disc Content. ; Microwave Guiding Structures: Devices and Circuits - The Finite Element--Modal Expansion Formulation: H-Plane Case. The Finite Element--Modal Expansion Formulation: E-Plane Case. Implementation. The Code EHDEV. Some Examples. Disc Content. ; Scattering and Antennas: Hybrid Methods - Scattering by a Periodic Structure: Formulation. Numerical Implementation. The Code GRATING. Some Examples. Disc Content. ; Scattering and Antennas: Absorbing Boundary Conditions - Analytic ABC. Scattering Problems: Formulation with Analytic ABC. Analytic ABC: Implementation. The Concept of Perfectly Matched Anisotropic Absorber. Antenna Problems: Formulation Using PMA. PMA Implementation. The Code CYL. Code CYL: Some Examples. The Code OWG. Code OWG: Some Examples. Disc Content. ; Finite Elements in Three Dimensions - Preprocessing. Element Matrices. Global Matrices. Solving the Linear System of Equations. Disc Content. ; Resonant Cavities - Formulation of the Three-Dimensional Eigenvalue Problem. Numerical Implementation. The Code Cavity. Code Cavity: Some Examples. Disc Content. ; Waveguide Devices - Opening the Cavity: Formulation. Numerical Implementation. The Code WDEV. Some Examples. Disc Content. ; Selected Bibliography - Books. Scientific Literature. Advanced Topics and Methodologies in Finite Elements. ; About the Authors. Index ;
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Roberto Coccioli
Roberto Coccioli is a faculty member at UCLA. He earned his Laurea (Doctor) degree, cum laude, in electrical engineering and a Ph.D. in telecommunications from the University of Florence.
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Giuseppe Pelosi
Giuseppe Pelosi is a professor in the Department of Electronic Engineering at the University of Florence, where he earned the Laurea (Doctor) degree in physics (cum laude).
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Stefano Selleri
Stefano Selleri is an assistant professor at University of Florence. He received the Laurea (Doctor) degree, cum laude, in electrical engineering and a Ph.D. in telecommunications from the University of Florence.