Title :
Investigation of nonlinearity of a HTSC microstrip line at high power
Author :
Tang, H.Z. ; Safavi-Naeini, S. ; Chow, Y.L.
Author_Institution :
Waterloo Univ., Ont., Canada
Abstract :
We have investigated the nonlinearity of high temperature superconductive (HTSC) thin film planar circuits for high levels of applied power. A nonlinear modeling formulation based on the combination of the moment method (MoM) formulation and harmonic balance (HE) technique is applied for this purpose. A stripline filter is analyzed first to verify this nonlinear modeling. A HTSC microstrip line is then studied for the effects of HTSC material nonlinearity, such as the current density redistribution and the sharp-increase of conductor loss
Keywords :
current density; current distribution; harmonic analysis; high-temperature superconductors; method of moments; microstrip lines; nonlinear media; strip line filters; superconducting filters; superconducting microwave devices; HTSC microstrip line; MoM; conductor loss; current density redistribution; harmonic balance technique; high power; material nonlinearity; moment method; nonlinear modeling; nonlinearity; stripline filter; thin film planar circuits; Conducting materials; Helium; Microstrip; Moment methods; Power harmonic filters; Stripline; Superconducting thin films; Superconductivity; Temperature; Thin film circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1998. IEEE Canadian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Waterloo, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4314-X
DOI :
10.1109/CCECE.1998.685642