Title :
Novel circuit model for three-dimensional geometries with multilayer dielectrics
Author :
Jayabalan, Jayasanker ; Ooi, Ban-Leong ; Leong, Mook-Seng ; Iyer, Mahadevan K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Nat. Univ. of Singapore, Singapore
fDate :
6/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The partial-element equivalent-circuit (PEEC) method is generalized to include multilayer dielectric interfaces. The boundary between two different dielectrics is treated as a new region to develop an interface Green´s function. The interface Green´s function is subsequently used to calculate the capacitances and inductances of interface surface cells. The method is first verified, using a microstrip to evaluate the quasi-static capacitance, with the method of Wheeler. It is then extended to the PEEC formulation and applied to coupled microstrip-line filter with multilayered dielectrics. The results are compared with that of the method of moments. Agreement is found in the prediction of resonant frequencies and S-parameters.
Keywords :
Green´s function methods; S-parameters; dielectric materials; equivalent circuits; interface structure; method of moments; microstrip filters; multilayers; S-parameters; Wheeler method; coupled microstrip-line filter; interface Green function; method of moments; multilayer dielectrics; partial-element equivalent-circuit method; quasi-static capacitance; resonant frequencies; Capacitance; Circuits; Dielectrics; Geometry; Green´s function methods; Microstrip filters; Moment methods; Nonhomogeneous media; Solid modeling; Surface treatment; Coupled microstrip filter; Green´s function; microstrip lines; multilayer; partial element equivalent circuit (PEEC);
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMTT.2006.871228
