Object oriented microwave circuit simulation

Abstract

An object-oriented microwave circuit simulation environment is described. The design of the program is intended to offer flexibility without sacrificing efficiency. Recent developments in object-oriented techniques and in C++ compilers are used to obtain a flexible and robust system ideally suited to the development of a global modeling strategy for the integration of circuit, field, thermal, and mechanical analyses. The simulation of spatial power combining systems is used as a vehicle to illustrate the architectural developments of the system. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J RF and Microwave CAE 10: 164–182, 2000.