RF & Microwave Engineering

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Modeling Metamaterials Leads to Major BreakthroughElectromagnetics:
Modeling Metamaterials Leads to Major Breakthrough

Duke University, Durham, NC
In their efforts to use metamaterials to construct the world´s first working prototype of an invisibility cloak, researchers relied on modeling to lead them...

The Last Frontier in the Electromagnetics SpectrumHigh Frequency:
The Last Frontier in the Electromagnetics Spectrum

Rice University, Houston, TX
The least-explored region of the electromagnetic spectrum consists of terahertz waves, which at 100 GHz to 10 THz fall between microwaves and infrared light....

Simulations Key to Non-Lethal Microwave WeaponMicrowave Engineering:
Simulations Key to Non-Lethal Microwave Weapon

SARA, Inc., Cyprus, CA
SARA, Inc. is using COMSOL Multiphysics project to develop an antenna that supports directed transmissions of high-power microwaves (hpms). Such is used in a...

Model Examples

RF Introductory Tutorial: Step by Step Modeling of a Periodic Structure: This is an introductory tutorial that shows... Balanced Patch Antenna for 6 GHz: Patch antennas are compact and easy to fabricate. The layout of the patch and the...
Microwave Oven: This is a model of the heating process in a microwave oven. The distributed heat source is computed in a... Absorbed Radiation (SAR value) in a Human Head: The increasing use of wireless equipment has also increased the amount...
Microwave Heating of Cancer Tumor: Electromagnetic heating is ideally suited for modeling in COMSOL Multiphysics. This... RF Introductory Tutorial: Step by Step Modeling of a Coil: This is an introductory tutorial that shows how to model RF...
Model of an RFID System: An RFID system consists of two main parts: A tag or transponder with a printed circuit-board... Waveguide Adapter: This model demonstrates microwave propagation in the transition from an elliptical to a rectangular...
RF Introductory Tutorial: Step by Step Modeling of Microwave Heating: This is an introductory tutorial that shows how... Mie Scattering off Plasmonic Nanoparticle and Radar Cross-Section Computations: This model demonstrates one of the most...
RF Introductory Tutorial: Step by Step Modeling of a Dipole Antenna: This is an introductory tutorial that shows how... Coaxial to Waveguide Coupling: Feeding a waveguide from a coaxial cable is a straightforward way to achieve...
RF Heating of a Patch Antenna: This model considers a patch antenna structure. A patch antenna is composed of two... Three-Port Ferrite Circulator: A microwave circulator is a multiport device in which a wave incident on Port 1 is...