S-parameter measurements yielding the characteristic matrices of MTLs

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dc.contributor.authorvan der Merwe Jaco
dc.contributor.authorReader Howard Charles
dc.contributor.authorCloete Johannes Hendrik
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T15:57:29Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T15:57:29Z
dc.date.issued1998
dc.description.abstractA frequency domain method is presented which yields accurate characteristic matrices of uniform multiconductor transmission lines (MTLs). It uses simple two-port network analyzer S-parameter measurements of a set of open-circuit and short-circuited MTL configurations. Transversely inhomogeneous MTLs can be characterized accurately in their quasi-TEM propagation regime. The technique was used to determine the inductance and capacitance matrices of a low loss three conductor ribbon cable above a ground plane. Comparisons with numerically and analytically obtained data are given. Measurements are found to be repeatable for lines of length l<λ/4. The λ/4 requirement is not found to be a restriction in the MHz regime and only plays a role as line end effects become significant at GHz frequencies. Obtained accuracy is significantly better than previously reported results.
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dc.identifier.citationProceedings of the South African Symposium on Communications and Signal Processing, COMSIG
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/10430
dc.subjectBandwidth
dc.subjectElectric losses
dc.subjectElectric network analyzers
dc.subjectElectromagnetic wave propagation
dc.subjectCharacteristic matrices
dc.subjectMulticonductor transmission lines (MTL)
dc.subjectTelecommunication lines
dc.titleS-parameter measurements yielding the characteristic matrices of MTLs
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