A scattering-type transverse resonance technique for the calculation of (M) MIC transmission line characteristics

Author

Bornemann, Jens

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Victoria Univ., BC, Canada

Volume

39

Issue

12

fYear

1991

fDate

12/1/1991 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2083

Lastpage

2088

Abstract

A scattering-type formulation of the transverse resonance technique is introduced and applied to a variety of currently practical (M) MIC configurations. By utilizing a reflection coefficient matrix representation of boundary conditions, the characteristics of open, conductor-backed and shielded microstrip, slotline, or coplanar waveguide can be calculated. Excellent agreement with measurements and theoretical data on fundamental and high-order mode characteristics is obtained. In contrast to other methods, which require mainframe support, the software based on this formulation is operational on 386-compatible personal computers

Keywords

MMIC; S-matrix theory; microwave integrated circuits; strip lines; waveguide theory; CPW; MIC; MMIC; boundary conditions; conductor-backed microstrip; coplanar waveguide; fundamental model; high-order mode characteristics; open microstrip; reflection coefficient matrix representation; scattering-type formulation; shielded microstrip; slotline; transmission line characteristics; transverse resonance technique; Boundary conditions; Coplanar waveguides; Microcomputers; Microstrip; Microwave integrated circuits; Reflection; Resonance; Scattering; Slotline; Transmission line matrix methods;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9480

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/22.106550

Filename

106550