Analysis of a double step microstrip discontinuity using generalized transmission line equations

IEEE Transactions on Advanced Packaging

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 368-374

  Liu, Yaowu ^a   Hong, Jingsong ^a   Mei, Kenneth K ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Double step discontinuity; Parameter extraction; S parameters; Telegrapher equation; TEM

Indexed keywords

METHOD OF MOMENTS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL METHODS; SCATTERING PARAMETERS; WAVE EQUATIONS;

FREQUENCY BAND; GENERALIZED TRANSMISSION LINE EQUATIONS; MICROSTRIP DISCONTINUITY; PARAMETER EXTRACTION; TELEGRAPHER EQUATION;

MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 0742286402     PISSN: 15213323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TADVP.2003.821080     Document Type: Article

References (15)

1. K. K. Mei, "Existence and uniqueness theorems of equivalent differential operators of thin wire integral equations," in Proc. APMC'01, Taipei, Taiwan, Dec. 2001, pp. 453-455.
2. T. S. Chu and T. Itoh, "Generalized scattering matrix method for analysis of cascaded and offset microstrip step discontinuities," IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory Tech., vol. 34, pp. 280-284, Feb. 1986.
3. Q. Xu, K. J. Webb, and R. Mittra, "Study of modal solution procedures for microstrip step discontinuities," IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory Tech., vol. 37, pp. 381-386, Feb. 1989.
4. J. C. Chun and W. S. Park, "Analysis of a double step microstrip discontinuity in the substrate using the 3-D-FDTD method," IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory Tech., vol. 44, pp. 1600-1602, Sept. 1996.
5. T. Aguili, K. Grayaa, A. Bouallegue, and H. Baudrand, "Application of a source method for modeling step discontinuities in microstrip circuit," Proc. Inst. Elect. Eng., vol. 143, no. 2, pp. 169-172, Apr. 1996.
6. Y. Chen and B. Beker, "Study of microstrip step discontinuities on bianisootropic substrate using the method of lines and transverse resonance technique," IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory Tech., vol. 42, pp. 1945-1950, Oct. 1994.
7. N. L. Koster and R. Jansen, "The microstrip step discontinuity: a revised description," IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory Tech., vol. 34, pp. 213-222, Feb. 1986.
8. N. Uzunoglu, C. Capsalis, and C. P. Chronopoulos, "Frequency-dependent analysis of a shielded microstrip step discontinuity using an efficient mode-matching technique," IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory Tech., vol. 36, pp. 976-984, June 1988.
9. D. C. Chang and J. X. Jheng, "Electromagnetic modeling of passive circuit elements in MMIC," IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory Tech., vol. 40, pp. 1741-1747, Sept. 1992.
10. L. Tarricone, M. Mongiardo, and F. Cervelli, "A quasi-one-dimensional integration technique for the analysis of planar microstrip circuits via MPIE/MoM," IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory Tech., vol. 49, pp. 517-523, Mar. 2001.
11. S. Ramo, J. R. Whinnery, and T. V. Duzer, Fields and Waves in Communication Electronics, 3rd ed. New York: Wiley, 1994.
12. K. Naishadham, T. W Nuteson, and H. W. Yao, "Efficient Prediction of radiation from printed transmission-line discontinuities," IEEE Trans. Electromagn. Compat., vol. 35, pp. 159-169, May 1993.
13. A. B. Carlson, Circuits: Engineering Concepts and Analysis of Linear Electric Circuits. New York: Wiley, 1996.
14. Y. W. Liu, J. S. Hong, W. M. Liu, and K. K. Mei, "Radiation parameter extraction for transmission-line interconnects by using method of moments solutions," Microwave Optical Technol. Lett., vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 37-39, Oct. 5, 2001.
15. J. X. Zheng, IE3D 6.0 Software, Zeland Software, Inc., Fremont, CA, 2003.