Title :
Conductor loss computation in multiconductor MIC´s by transverse resonance technique and modified perturbational method
Author :
Alessandri, Ferdinando ; Baini, Gianluca ; d´Inzeo, Guglielmo ; Sorrentino, Roberto
Author_Institution :
Istituto di Elettronica, Perugia Univ., Italy
fDate :
6/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Rigorous computation of conductor loss in multiconductor MMIC transmission lines requires high computer expenditures, while conventional approaches become invalid for thin line conductors. Using a modified perturbational method, originally proposed by R. Horton et al. (Electron. Lett., vol.7, no.17, pp.490-91, Aug. 1971), in conjunction with the generalized transverse resonance technique, very accurate results are obtained with relatively modest computer effort.<>
Keywords :
MMIC; losses; perturbation techniques; strip lines; transmission lines; conductor loss; multiconductor MMIC transmission lines; perturbational method; thin line conductors; transverse resonance technique; Conductors; Dielectric losses; Microwave integrated circuits; Multiconductor transmission lines; Power transmission lines; Propagation losses; Resonance; Skin; Transmission line matrix methods; Transmission line theory;
Journal_Title :
Microwave and Guided Wave Letters, IEEE