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Keywords:

  • vector potentials;
  • method of moments;
  • conducting media;
  • skin effects;
  • surface formulation

Abstract

This paper presents an accurate formulation and integration scheme for computing vector potential interactions due to linear basis functions in lossy conducting media over wide frequency ranges. The emphasis is on an approach that is broadband and works both at high-frequency surface impedance limits and at low-frequency volumetric current flow limits. The method can be interpreted as a step towards a surface-only formulation for an integral-equation-based broadband characterization. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 36: 359–363, 2003; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.10764