The discrete mode matching method has been proven to be an efficient numerical method to analyze multilayered structures with thin dielectric layers for microwave and optical technologies. The main contribution of this thesis is to extend the method to structures which consist of anisotropic or isotropic, homogeneous or inhomogeneous dielectric layers, or metamaterials. The mathematical formulation is well suited for the analysis of conformal structures (e.g., arbitrarily shaped waveguides and antennas).     «

The discrete mode matching method has been proven to be an efficient numerical method to analyze multilayered structures with thin dielectric layers for microwave and optical technologies. The main contribution of this thesis is to extend the method to structures which consist of anisotropic or isotropic, homogeneous or inhomogeneous dielectric layers, or metamaterials. The mathematical formulation is well suited for the analysis of conformal structures (e.g., arbitrarily shaped waveguides and a...     »