A gyrotron internal mode converter consists of a launcher that radiates the waveguide mode as a nearly Gaussian beam in free space, followed by a set of mirrors to focus and direct the radiation. We present a calculation of the radiation from the launcher based on a quasi-optical approach that includes diffraction. The results are in good agreement with a calculation using a numerical code base...

The mixed-potential electric-field integral equation is used in conjunction with the Galerkin’s method and complex image theory for analyzing a transmission line with multiple strips embedded in different layers of a multilayered uniaxially anisotropic dielectric substrate. The two-dimensional Green’s functions for the scalar and vector potentials are analytically obtained in the space domain d...

In this paper, electromagnetic scattering problems are analyzed using an electric field integral equation (EFIE) formulation that is based on loop-star basis functions so as to avoid low-frequency instability problems. Moreover, to improve the convergence rate of iterative methods, a block matrix preconditioner (BMP) is applied to the EFIE formulation based on loop star-basis functions. Because...

Fast and accurate solutions of large-scale electromagnetics problems involving homogeneous dielectric objects are considered. Problems are formulated with the electric and magnetic current combined-field integral equation and discretized with the Rao-Wilton-Glisson functions. Solutions are performed iteratively by using the multilevel fast multipole algorithm (MLFMA). For the solution of large-...

In this article, we presented a new direct time domain solution for three-dimensional arbitrarily shaped dielectric structures. To solve the time domain electric field integral equation (EFIE), a central differencing scheme is used to evaluate the time derivatives of the potential functions. The solution method is based on the method of moments (MoM) and marching-on-in-time (MOT) technique. An ...

In this paper, the radiation pattern of yagi-uda antenna is simulated in MATLAB using circuit theory approach. Our basic approach was to simulate the radiation pattern for a symmetrically shaped antenna and then maximizing the output parameters by using various techniques such as using reflector surfaces wherever the loss in antenna was due to side lobes. We have designed this antenna using cir...

We consider a cell sorting process based on negative dielectrophoresis. The goal is to optimize the shape of an electrode network to speed up the positioning. We first show that the best electric field to impose has to be radial in order to minimize the average time for a group of particles. We can get an explicit formula in the specific case of a uniform distribution of initial positions, thro...

We use the Maxwell stress tensor to calculate the dielectrophoretic force and electrorotational torque acting on a realistic four-shelled model of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae in a nonuniform rotating electric field generated by four coplanar square electrodes. The comparison of these results with numerical calculations of the dipolar and quadrupolar contributions obtained from an integra...

The accurate simulation of the electromagnetic behaviour of interconnects and on-chip inductors is becoming more and more important for chip designs. For this purpose, we investigate the use of the electric field integral equation, which can be used to construct a full-wave electromagnetic model. To facilitate the combined analysis of the chip’s circuit and the electromagnetic behaviour, the el...

Time-dependent creep analysis is crucial for the performance and reliability of piezoactuators used for high-precision positioning and load-bearing applications. In this study history of stresses, deformations and electric potential of hollow rotating cylinders made of functionally graded piezoelectric material (FGPM), e.g., PZT_7A have been investigated using Mendelson’s method of successive e...