Characterization and Modeling of Multiple Line Interconnections from Time Domain Measurements

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 1994, Pages 1737-1743

  Hayden, Leonard A ^a   Tripathi, Vijai K ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS; ELECTRIC NETWORK PARAMETERS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC WIRING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSTRIP DEVICES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION LINE THEORY; WAVEFRONTS;

MATRIX IMPEDANCE; MODAL TRANSMISSION LINES; MULTIPLE LINE INTERCONNECTIONS; SINGLE VELOCITY WAVEFRONTS;

ELECTRIC LINES;

EID: 0028494638     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.310582     Document Type: Article

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