Full-wave analysis of industrial microwave applicators: TM modes

In this paper, full-wave analysis of the TE modes of an industrial cylindrical microwave applicator is presented. The dispersion characteristics and fields configurations are shown. These results are obtained by a numerical simulation based on the residue theory. The authors have obtained particular modes called loop modes, which have a complex propagation constant that describes a loop within the complex plane. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 42: 46–50, 2004; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.20203