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/* Simulating a Multiport Structure in EM.Tempo */
=== Simulating a Multiport Structure in EM.Tempo ===
Ports are used to order and index sources for circuit parameter calculations like S/Y/Z parameters. In [[EM.Tempo]], you can define ports at the location of the following types of sources:
*[[Glossary of EM.Cube's Materials, Sources, Devices & Other Physical Object Types#Lumped Source |Lumped sources]]
where V<sub>i</sub> is the voltage across Port i, I<sub>i</sub> is the current flowing into Port i and Z<sub>i</sub> is the characteristic impedance of Port i. The sweep loop then moves to the next port until all ports have been excited.
In summary, to analyze an N-port structure, [[EM.Tempo]] runs N separate FDTD time marching loops. The S/Z/Y parameters are frequency-domain quantities. The port voltages and currents are Fourier-transformed to the frequency domain over the frequency range [fc-bw/2, fc+bw/2], where fc is the center frequency and bw is the bandwidth of your project. You can reduce the frequency range of the Fourier transform by settings new values for '''Start''' and '''End''' frequencies in the "Port Definition" dialog as long as these are within the range [fc-bw/2, fc+bw/2]. By default, 200 frequency samples are taken over the specified frequency range. This number can be modified from the FDTD simulation engine settings dialog.
{{Note|In order to obtain correct results, the port impedance must equal the characteristic impedance of the transmission line on which the port is established. This is not automatically taken care of by [[EM.Tempo]].}}
[[Image:Info_icon.png|30px]] Click here to learn more about the '''[[Glossary_of_EM.Cube%27s_Simulation_Observables_%26_Graph_Types#Port_Definition_Observable | Port Definition Observable]]'''.
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