Variational solution of microwave circuits and structures

Author

Tsitsos, S. ; Karamitsos, N. ; Dillon, B.M. ; Gibson, A.A.P.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Electron., Univ. of Manchester Inst. of Sci. & Technol., UK

Volume

44

Issue

3

fYear

1996

fDate

3/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

460

Lastpage

462

Abstract

A unified variational formulation for microwave planar transmission lines and lumped-element impedances is developed and applied to an isolated stripline power splitter. Scattering parameters are calculated via the transfinite-element method and the numerical results are corroborated by three-port experimental measurements. The microwave impedance of a thin-film isolation resistor is separately measured and included in the model

Keywords

S-parameters; finite element analysis; microstrip circuits; microwave circuits; power dividers; strip line circuits; variational techniques; isolated stripline power splitter; lumped-element impedances; microwave circuits; microwave impedance; planar transmission lines; scattering parameters; thin-film isolation resistor; three-port experimental measurements; transfinite-element method; variational solution; Antenna measurements; Electromagnetic waveguides; Impedance; Magnetic field measurement; Microwave circuits; Planar transmission lines; Planar waveguides; Resistors; Scattering parameters; Stripline;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9480

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/22.486157

Filename

486157