DocumentCode :
1189864
Title :
A canonical form for lossless multiport transmission lines
Author :
Potter, J.M.
Volume :
31
Issue :
11
fYear :
1984
fDate :
11/1/1984 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
987
Lastpage :
989
Abstract :
The propagation of TEM waves on a reciprocal 
-port lossless nonuniform transmission line, with absolutely continuous characteristic impedance and locally equal wavefront velocities in each port, is described in this note by a canonical system of wave equations. The essential feature of this canonical system is an 
local reflection coefficient which generalizes the notion of a reflection coefficient for a single-port line. The reflection coefficient characterizes the local scattering behavior at any point on the line, and is unique up to a constant orthogonal transformation.
-port lossless nonuniform transmission line, with absolutely continuous characteristic impedance and locally equal wavefront velocities in each port, is described in this note by a canonical system of wave equations. The essential feature of this canonical system is an local reflection coefficient which generalizes the notion of a reflection coefficient for a single-port line. The reflection coefficient characterizes the local scattering behavior at any point on the line, and is unique up to a constant orthogonal transformation.Keywords :
Lossless circuits; Transmission lines; Australia; Bibliographies; Capacitance; Distributed parameter circuits; Impedance; Partial differential equations; Propagation losses; Reflection; Scattering; Transmission lines;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Circuits and Systems, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0098-4094
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TCS.1984.1085440
Filename :
1085440
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