Title :
A scattering-type transverse resonance technique for the calculation of (M) MIC transmission line characteristics
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Victoria Univ., BC, Canada
fDate :
12/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A scattering-type formulation of the transverse resonance technique is introduced and applied to a variety of currently practical (M) MIC configurations. By utilizing a reflection coefficient matrix representation of boundary conditions, the characteristics of open, conductor-backed and shielded microstrip, slotline, or coplanar waveguide can be calculated. Excellent agreement with measurements and theoretical data on fundamental and high-order mode characteristics is obtained. In contrast to other methods, which require mainframe support, the software based on this formulation is operational on 386-compatible personal computers
Keywords :
MMIC; S-matrix theory; microwave integrated circuits; strip lines; waveguide theory; CPW; MIC; MMIC; boundary conditions; conductor-backed microstrip; coplanar waveguide; fundamental model; high-order mode characteristics; open microstrip; reflection coefficient matrix representation; scattering-type formulation; shielded microstrip; slotline; transmission line characteristics; transverse resonance technique; Boundary conditions; Coplanar waveguides; Microcomputers; Microstrip; Microwave integrated circuits; Reflection; Resonance; Scattering; Slotline; Transmission line matrix methods;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
