Title :
Effects on return loss due to microstripline radial bends and via density
Author :
Kim, Ernest M. ; McColgan, George M.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of San Diego, San Diego
Abstract :
Straight microstriplines give optimum return loss performance in circuits operating in the 100 MHz to 1 GHz frequency range. Microstriplines that are not straight are typically designed with diagonal (fully mitered) sections or with 90deg bends with mitered corners. It appears that the return loss of non-straight microstriplines with radial bends are superior to diagonal paths. Increased via density also enhances the return loss .
Keywords :
microstrip discontinuities; diagonal paths; frequency 100 MHz to 1 GHz; frequency range; microstripline radial bends; non-straight microstriplines; return loss performance; Butler matrix; Circuit simulation; Copper; Microstrip components; Performance loss; Printed circuits; Propagation losses; Radio frequency; Solid modeling; Transmission line matrix methods;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2007 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0877-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0878-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2007.4396192
