Analysis of complex microwave structures using suitable computational electromagnetic techniques [Elektronische Ressource] / von Ayan Kumar Bandyopadhyay

Analysis of Complex Microwave Structures UsingSuitable Computational Electromagnetic TechniquesDissertationzur Erlangung des akademischen GradesDoktoringenieur (Dr.-Ing.)von M.Tech. Ayan Kumar BandyopadhyayGeb. am 25.11.1976 in Kolkata, Indiengenehmigt durchdie Fakult¨at fu¨r Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnikder Otto-von-Guericke Universit¨at MagdeburgGutachter:Prof. Dr. A. OmarProf. Dr. M. LeoneDr. R. WanzenbergPromotionkolloquium am: 20.12.2007AcknowledgementsThis work has been carried out at the Chair of Microwave and Communi-cation Engineering, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg. I owe a lotto my teachers, colleagues and friends for their support, encouragement andhelp during my doctoral studies.At first, I would like to thank my supervisor Prof. A.S. Omar for providingme the opportunity to work under his supervision. I am truly grateful andindebted to him for always being supportive and a source of inspiration to-wards me. Iowe agreatdealtoDr.A.J¨ostingmeier andDr. R. Wanzenbergfor their guidance in carrying out the works related to PETRA III and forthe valuable suggestions and corrections while writing the thesis. Withouttheir support it would be very difficult for me to finish this work. I amthankful to Dr. C. Tomassoni and Prof. M. Mongiardo of the University ofPerugia, Italy, for their support and cooperation concerning the GMT re-lated work. I am also indebted to my colleagues Mr. N. Spiliotis, Mr. M.Anis, Dr. O. Aly and Dr. T.