Title :
Characterization of uniform microstrip line and its discontinuities using the time-domain method of lines
Author :
Nam, S. ; Ling, Hao ; Itoh, Tatsuo
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Texas Univ., Austin, TX, USA
fDate :
12/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The general formulation and the procedure of the time-domain method of lines (TDML) for the analysis of wave scattering and propagation in a planar circuit are described. It is shown that the TDML can be extended to three-dimensional problems. From the time-domain results, the frequency-domain characteristics for a wide range of frequencies can be found by the Fourier transform. The time-domain results and the derived frequency-domain characteristics for the uniform microstrip line and its several discontinuities (step, open-end, and gap) are presented
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave scattering; guided electromagnetic wave propagation; strip lines; time-domain analysis; waveguide theory; Fourier transform; discontinuities; frequency-domain characteristics; gap; lines method; open-end; planar circuit; propagation; step; three-dimensional problems; time-domain method; uniform microstrip line; wave scattering; Distributed parameter circuits; Frequency domain analysis; Magnetic resonance; Microstrip; Microwave circuits; Planar transmission lines; Scattering; Space technology; Time domain analysis; Transmission line discontinuities;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
