Analysis of Corrugated Coaxial Line with the Use of Body of Revolution and Finite Element Method

A combination of the body-of-revolution and finite element methods is utilized to the analysis of coaxial lines with corrugated rod and wall. Both periodic and non-periodic structures can be investigated. As the structure is axially symmetrical the two dimensional scalar-vector finite element method can be used, which allows for the investigation of complex geometries and is computationally efficient. A generalized impedance matrix at the line ports is calculated from which the scattering parameters are derived. A few examples of corrugated coaxial lines have been analyzed and the results were compared to those obtained from commercial software.