Title :
Investigation of MMIC inductor coupling effects
Author :
Werthen, M. ; Wolff, I. ; Keller, R. ; Bischof, W.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Mobile & Satellite Commun. Techniques, Kamp-Lintfort, Germany
Abstract :
The coupling effects of two closely placed coplanar spiral inductors are investigated using the FDTD method. Different configurations of two inductors are simulated and the simulation results are compared with measurements. The investigations show an unexpected high impact of the orientation of the coils to the coupling of the two inductors.
Keywords :
MMIC; S-parameters; equivalent circuits; finite difference time-domain analysis; inductors; two-port networks; FDTD method; GaAs; GaAs substrate; MMIC inductor coupling effects; closely placed coplanar spiral inductors; coil orientation; equivalent circuit model; inductor configurations; reflection coefficient; scattering parameters; simulation results; transmission coefficient; two port measurements; Bridge circuits; Conductors; Coupling circuits; Equivalent circuits; Inductors; MMICs; Satellite communication; Scattering parameters; Spirals; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1997., IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3814-6
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1997.596892
