Electrical characteristics of ribbon-based probe cables

Author

Griffith, Jim ; Lebender, Roland

Author_Institution

E&H Resources Inc., Phoenix, AZ, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

1085

Abstract

We have electrically evaluated a ribbon-based probe cable that eliminates served wire shields and concomitantly reduces the installed cost of cables. Evaluation consists of (a) cable characterization by finding frequency-dependent multiconductor transmission line R, L and C matrices and (b) probe characterization by assuming a 3-meter cable terminated in 75 ohms and then finding cross talk and insertion loss. Based on the said analysis and early system level tests with an ultrasound system, we conclude that the ribbon-based cable provides a technically workable and cost effective new approach to probe cabling

Keywords

cable testing; cables (electric); crosstalk; losses; multiconductor transmission lines; probes; transmission line matrix methods; ultrasonic transducers; 3 m; 75 ohm; cable characterization; cable termination; cross talk; electrical characteristics; frequency-dependent multiconductor transmission line matrices; insertion loss; installed cost; probe cabling; probe characterization; ribbon-based probe cables; system level tests; ultrasound system; Cables; Costs; Electric variables; Frequency; Insertion loss; Multiconductor transmission lines; Probes; Propagation losses; Transmission line matrix methods; Wire;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Ultrasonics Symposium, 1999. Proceedings. 1999 IEEE

Conference_Location

Caesars Tahoe, NV

ISSN

1051-0117

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5722-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ULTSYM.1999.849188

Filename

849188