Title : 
Estimating the Reduction of Radiated Emissions From Microstrip Components Using Network Analyzer With a Bulk Current Injection Probe
         
        
            Author : 
Cheng-Yu Ho ; Kai-Syaun Chen ; Tzyy-Sheng Horng
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Sun Yat-Sen Univ., Kaohsiung, Taiwan
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
This work presents a novel measurement method using a network analyzer with a bulk current injection (BCI) probe to measure the common-mode conversion coefficient of microstrip components in an RF/microwave circuit. Based on the proposed measurement method, far-field radiated emissions from microstrip components are obtained, which closely corresponds to measurements in a fully anechoic chamber. The proposed method also estimates the radiated emission reduction by miniaturizing the physical size of microstrip bandpass filters (BPFs). Full-wave electromagnetic simulation further demonstrates the effectiveness of the measurement method.
         
        
            Keywords : 
anechoic chambers (electromagnetic); band-pass filters; electric current; microstrip filters; microwave integrated circuits; network analysers; radiation hardening (electronics); BCI probe; BPF; RF/microwave circuit; anechoic chamber; bulk current injection probe; common-mode conversion coefficient; far-field radiated emission; full-wave electromagnetic simulation; measurement method; microstrip bandpass filter; microstrip component; network analyzer; radiated emission reduction; Band pass filters; Current measurement; Electromagnetic interference; Microstrip components; Microwave circuits; Probes; Bulk current injection (BCI) probe; common-mode current; microstrip bandpass filter (BPF); network analyzer; radiated emissions;
         
        
        
            Journal_Title : 
Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, IEEE
         
        
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/LMWC.2012.2236887