Modeling of a compact, portable transmission line for pulsed-power applications

Abstract

In this paper, we present a computational approach to the research of designing high-power microwave systems as compact and portable units. We discuss the motivation to run a comprehensive computational study as an alternative to the, more common, experimental set-ups. We further elaborate on the differences between a physical set-up of the experiment vs. a computational model. The differences between the ideal theoretical settings and the current computer model are contrasted as well as the current challenges encompassing the computational modeling.