Title :
A causal skin-effect model of microstrip lines
Author :
He, J. ; Nahman, N.S. ; Riad, S.M.
Author_Institution :
Bradley Dept. of Electr. Eng., Virginia Polytech Inst. & State Univ., Blacksburg, VA, USA
Abstract :
A complete transmission line model including skin effect is derived to show the effects of conductor skin loss on the attenuation and phase factors. The frequency-dependent behavior of a microstrip line is included in the model. Distortions of a short pulse due to the skin effect, including attenuation dispersion, and propagation delay, are investigated. Simulation results indicate that the skin effect cannot be neglected in the phase factor in low-conductivity transmission lines.<>
Keywords :
delays; dispersion (wave); losses; microstrip lines; skin effect; waveguide theory; attenuation; causal skin-effect model; conductor skin loss; dispersion; frequency-dependent behavior; low-conductivity transmission lines; microstrip lines; phase factors; propagation delay; short pulse distortion; transmission line model; Attenuation; Conductivity; Conductors; Dielectric constant; Dielectric losses; Frequency dependence; Microstrip; Propagation losses; Strips; Transmission lines;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1993., IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1209-0
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1993.277023
