The time and frequency domain analysis and synthesis of distributed and lumped/distributed networks

A method is developed for the computer-aided analysis and synthesis of networks containing both lumped and distributed elements. The method can deal with any network topology, does not require the fast Fourier transform, and the same basic equations can be used in either the frequency or time domains. Computer-aided procedures based on the method are developed, and several examples of time and frequency domain analysis are given, which achieve synthesis by an iterative procedure to minimize the norm of an error vector representing the differences between the desired and achieved response.