Numerical simulation of the stochastic electromagnetic field coupling to transmission line networks

Based on transmission line theory a closed-form solution for the terminal currents of an arbitrarily oriented single-wire transmission line above a perfectly conducting ground plane is presented. The line is excited by a single plane wave. The result is generalized for transmission line networks of single-wire lines above a ground plane in form of the BLT equation and validated against the method of moments. Using a plane wave representation the coupling of stochastic electromagnetic fields to an exemplary network of three lines is simulated numerically. Different configurations of the network are analyzed and the average squared magnitude of the coupled current at the terminals is calculated and discussed.