FINITE-DIFFERENCE - TIME-DOMAIN ANALYSIS OF A HIGH-FREQUENCY MICROWAVE CONNECTOR

In this study, the finite-difference-time-domain method (FDTD) is used to analyze a complex packaging component, namely, a high-frequency mi crowave connector. Because the FDTD technique is easy to use and very flexible, it can be employed to analyze packaging components whose geo metrical configurations are highly complex. In contrast, other approac hes, for example, the method of moments (MoM), the method of lines (Mo L), and the finite-element method (FEM), are more difficult to apply t o complex geometries. In this article we employ the FDTD method to inv estigate the scattering parameters of a microwave connector and valida te the numerical results by comparing them with measured data. (C) 199 5 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.