Coupled Strip Transmission Lines with Rectangular Inner Conductors

A method is presented for determining the capacitance of electrostatic fields which have hitherto proved intractable because their solutions required the evaluation of hyperelliptic integrals. The method is illustrated by applying it to the determination of the characteristic impedance of a strip transmission line. The results compare favorably with the results of existing solutions. The method is then used to determine the characteristic impedance of coupled strip transmission lines with inner conductors of rectangular shape. Curves are included which permit the determination of this impedance over a wide range of line proportions.