Efficient Modeling of the Crosstalk Between Two Coupled Microstrip Lines Over Nonconventional Materials Using an Hybrid Technique

Author

Bilotti, Filiberto ; Lauro, Sebastian Emanuel ; Toscano, Alessandro ; Vegni, Lucio

Author_Institution

Dept. of Appl. Electron., Univ. "Roma Tre", Rome

Volume

44

Issue

6

fYear

2008

fDate

6/1/2008 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1482

Lastpage

1485

Abstract

In this contribution, we present a proper extension of the finite-element method based on a variational formulation which is able to take into account the effects of nonconventional materials in the evaluation of the electromagnetic field inside a cavity bounded by both closed and open boundary conditions. As a numerical application, we show how nonconventional materials like, for instance, metamaterials can be used in the design of integrated circuits, in order to reduce the proximity effects among planar transmission lines.

Keywords

crosstalk; electromagnetic fields; finite element analysis; integrated circuit design; metamaterials; microstrip couplers; microstrip lines; transmission lines; boundary conditions; crosstalk; electromagnetic field; finite element method; hybrid technique; integrated circuit design; metamaterials; nonconventional materials; planar transmission lines; proximity effects; two coupled microstrip lines; Anisotropic media; crosstalk; finite-element method (FEM); microstrip couplers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9464

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TMAG.2007.915858

Filename

4526806