This paper outlines the early history of optimization technology for the design of microwave
circuits—a personal journey filled with aspirations, academic contributions, and commercial …

Space map** (SM) and aggressive SM (ASM) techniques are widely used in the synthesis
and design of microwave filters. Their popularity stems from the inherent simplicity of the …

A procedure for diagnosis and tuning of fabricated bandpass filters is presented. A surrogate
model consisting of a mapped coarse model at a basis point and a map** of measured …

In this article, we honor Prof. John W. Bandler and his legacy in RF and microwave modeling
and automated design optimization. We showcase his pioneering breakthroughs in minimax …

The objective of this paper is to advance the state of the art of aggressive space map**
(ASM) by demonstrating how, for resonant structures, and microwave filters in particular, an …

Mesh space map** (MSM) is widely recognized as a popular surrogate-based
optimization approach for expediting electromagnetic (EM) design, particularly in cases …

The objective of this paper is to use electromagnetic-based computer-aided design (CAD)
tools to investigate the maximum tuning range of channel filters, typically used in satellite …

This article presents a novel design method for inline bandpass filters exhibiting prescribed
transmission zeros (TZs) above the passband. The basic structure consists of evanescent …

In this work, an efficient procedure for the design of compact H-plane rectangular waveguide
band-pass filters including an integrated coaxial excitation is presented. In contrast to …

Space Map** techniques are widely used for the optimized design of waveguide filters. In
this work we propose a linear map** between the tuning elements of a real waveguide …