Quick Finite Elements for Electromagnetic Waves Second Edition -- Contents -- Preface -- Preface to the First Edition -- How to Use Quick FEM -- PART I Two Dimensions -- Chapter 1 Getting Started: ShieldedMicrostrip Lines -- 1.1 First Step: Preprocessing -- 1.2 Second Step: Building Element Matrices -- 1.3 Third Step: Assembling the Global Matrix -- 1.4 Fourth Step: Minimizing the Functional -- 1.5 Fifth Step: Postprocessing -- 1.6 Variational or Projective? -- References -- Chapter 2 Tools -- 2.1 Preprocessing -- 2.1.1 Input Geometry Description File -- 2.1.2 Output Mesh Description File -- 2.1.3 Mesh Regularization -- 2.1.4 Numbering Optimization -- 2.2 Element Matrices -- 2.2.1 Nodal Elements -- 2.2.2 Vector Elements -- 2.3 Global Matrices -- 2.3.1 The Band Storage Mode -- 2.3.2 The Sparse Storage Mode -- 2.4 Solving the Entire Problem -- 2.5 Postprocessing -- 2.6 The Matlab Framework -- 2.6.1 Using the Interface -- 2.6.2 The Data Framework -- 2.6.3 How to Code Yourself -- 2.7 Disc Description and Installation -- 2.7.1 FORTRAN Framework -- 2.7.2 Matlab Framework -- References -- Chapter 3 Microwave Guiding Structures:Characterization -- 3.1 Homogeneous Waveguides -- 3.2 Inhomogeneous Waveguides -- 3.3 Inhomogeneous Waveguides: Formulation -- 3.4 Numerical Implementation -- 3.5 The Code WG: Waveguides -- 3.6 Some Examples -- 3.7 Disc Content -- 3.7.1 FORTRAN -- 3.7.2 Matlab -- References -- Chapter 4 Microwave Guiding Structures:Devices and Circuits -- 4.1 The Finite Element----Modal Expansion Formulation: H-Plane Case -- 4.2 The Finite Element----Modal Expansion Formulation: E-Plane Case -- 4.3 Implementation -- 4.4 The Code EHDEV -- 4.5 Some Examples -- 4.6 Disc Content -- 4.6.1 FORTRAN -- 4.6.2 MATLAB -- References -- Chapter 5 Scattering and Antennas:Hybrid Methods -- 5.1 Scattering by a Periodic Structure: Formulation.

5.2 Numerical Implementation -- 5.3 The Code GRATING -- 5.4 Some Examples -- 5.5 Disc Content -- 5.5.1 FORTRAN -- 5.5.2 Matlab -- References -- Chapter 6 Scattering and Antennas:Absorbing Boundary Conditions -- 6.1 Analytic ABC -- 6.2 Scattering Problems: Formulation with Analytic ABC -- 6.3 Analytic ABC: Implementation -- 6.4 The Concept of Perfectly Matched Anisotropic Absorber -- 6.5 Antenna Problems: Formulation Using PMA -- 6.6 PMA Implementation -- 6.7 The Code CYL -- 6.8 Code CYL: Some Examples -- 6.9 The Code OWG -- 6.10 Code OWG: Some Examples -- 6.11 Disc Content -- 6.11.1 FORTRAN -- 6.11.2 Matlab -- References -- PART II Three Dimensions -- Chapter 7 Finite Elements in Three Dimensions -- 7.1 Preprocessing -- 7.1.1 Input Geometry Description File -- 7.1.2 Output Mesh Description File -- 7.2 Element Matrices -- 7.2.1 Nodal Elements -- 7.2.2 Vector Elements -- 7.3 Global Matrices -- 7.4 Solving the Linear System of Equations -- 7.5 Disc Content -- 7.5.1 3D-PART II -- References -- Chapter 8 Resonant Cavities -- 8.1 Formulation of the Three-Dimensional Eigenvalue Problem -- 8.2 Numerical Implementation -- 8.3 The Code Cavity -- 8.4 Code Cavity: Some Examples -- 8.5 Disc Content -- References -- Chapter 9 Waveguide Devices -- 9.1 Opening the Cavity: Formulation -- 9.2 Numerical Implementation -- 9.3 The Code WDEV -- 9.4 Some Examples -- 9.5 Disc Content -- References -- PART III To Probe Further -- Chapter 10 Selected Bibliography -- 10.1 Books -- 10.2 Scientific Literature -- 10.2.1 Fundamental Issues -- 10.2.2 Microwave Circuits and Devices -- 10.2.3 Radial Propagation -- 10.3 Advanced Topics and Methodologies in Finite Elements -- References -- About the Authors -- About the Contributor -- Index.