Title :
Extracting characteristic impedance in low-loss substrates
Author :
Torres-Torres, R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron., INAOE, Puebla, Mexico
Abstract :
A method to determine the characteristic impedance of transmission lines considering the substrate loss is presented. The extracted data shows that at microwave frequencies the finite loss tangent parameter impacts the characteristic impedance even in a low-loss substrate.
Keywords :
electric impedance; substrates; transmission lines; characteristic impedance extraction; finite loss tangent parameter; low loss substrate; microwave frequency; transmission line;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2010.2532
