Non-linear interpolation and adaptive sampling of scattering parameters

The accurate and efficient sampling of scattering parameters is addressed. A popular sampling technique is the uniform sampling combined with a straight-line interpolation for representing the continuous variation of the observable. However, this sampling becomes rapidly inefficient if the observable varies strongly since a high-oversampling is necessary due to Nyquist’s theorem. An alternative is nonlinear sampling and non-linear interpolation of the sampling points. Another reason why more efficient sampling techniques are needed is the optimization of devices using full-wave simulation tools where the reduction of sampling points is essential to accelerate the design of a component. This paper presents an algorithm that is based on ideas coming from the model-based parameter estimation (MBPE) and the competition and selection of interpolating models similar as in the Genetic Algorithm (GA).