Authors

C. Walkey, D. Paul, M. S. Nakhla, R. Achar, A. Weisshaar

Abstract

This paper presents a new algorithm for passivity verification and enforcement on single-port macromodels of microwave devices, characterized by tabulated data. The new approach overcomes the difficulties associated with determining the imaginary eigenvalues of a Hamiltonian matrix, which are traditionally used in validating the passivity of a macromodel. The paper also presents a new method for quantification of passivity violations as well as passivity enforcement.

Citation

  • Journal: 2008 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest
  • Year: 2008
  • Volume:
  • Issue:
  • Pages: 611–614
  • Publisher: IEEE
  • DOI: 10.1109/mwsym.2008.4633240

BibTeX

@inproceedings{Walkey_2008,
  title={{A novel passivity verification and enforcement algorithm for macromodels of microwave devices}},
  DOI={10.1109/mwsym.2008.4633240},
  booktitle={{2008 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest}},
  publisher={IEEE},
  author={Walkey, C. and Paul, D. and Nakhla, M. S. and Achar, R. and Weisshaar, A.},
  year={2008},
  pages={611--614}
}

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