Title :
A novel approach to modeling the nonlinear propagation characteristics of HTS planar transmission lines
Author :
Coutts, G.M. ; Mansour, R.R. ; Chaudhuri, S.K.
Author_Institution :
Waterloo Univ., Ont., Canada
Abstract :
The paper presents a model for characterizing nonlinear effects in High Temperature Superconductor (HTS) transmission lines. The model is based on a recursive time domain approach. The changes in both the propagation and attenuation constants due to nonlinear effects are included in the analysis. The model accurately predicts the variation of the third order intercept (TOI) with respect to line width and length. The validity of the model has been verified by comparison with experimental results.
Keywords :
harmonics; high-temperature superconductors; strip lines; superconducting microwave devices; time-domain analysis; transmission line theory; HTS planar transmission lines; attenuation constants; line length; line width; modeling; nonlinear effects; nonlinear propagation characteristics; propagation constants; recursive time domain; third order intercept variation; Attenuation; Electrons; High temperature superconductors; Planar transmission lines; Power transmission lines; Predictive models; Propagation constant; Superconducting transmission lines; Transmission line measurements; Transmission line theory;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1998 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4471-5
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1998.705165
