coupled_microstrip_calc - Coupled microstrip transmission line analysis

SYNOPSIS

[z0, k, z0e, z0o, kev, kev, loss, deltal] = coupled_microstrip_calc(w, s, h, l, tmet, rho, rough, er, tand, f)

PARAMETERS

INPUT PARAMETERS

OUTPUT VALUES

DESCRIPTION

Function to analyze the electrical characteristics of a coupled microstrip transmission line. The physical dimensions of the coupled microstrip line are given as inputs and the characteristic impedance, effective dielectric constant, loss and open circuit end correction are calculated. The model accounts for dispersion (frequency dependent propagation velocity).


              |<--W-->|<-S->|<--W-->|
               _______       -------
              | metal |     | metal | <- rho,rough
    ----------------------------------------------
   (  dielectric                         /|\     (
    )   er,tand                       H   |       )
   (                                     \|/     (
    ----------------------------------------------
    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX ground XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

EXAMPLE

 // mils to meters conversion factor
sf=25.4e-6;
 // width 
w=20*sf;
 // spacing
s=8*sf;
 // height
h=15*sf;
 // length
l=1100*sf;
 // metal thickness
tmet=1.4*sf;
 // resitivity relative to copper
rho=1;
 // metal surface roughness
rough=0.05*sf;
 // relative dielectric constant
er=4.5;
 // loss tangent
tand=0.01;
 // frequency
f=2.4e9;
[z0,k,z0e,z0o,kev,kodd] = ...
  coupled_microstrip_calc(w,s,h,l,tmet,rho,rough,er,tand,f);
disp(sprintf('z0=%g Ohms, k=%g',z0,k));
disp(sprintf('z0e=%g Ohms, z0o=%g Ohms',z0e,z0o));
disp(sprintf('kev=%g, kodd=%g',kev,kodd));

SEE ALSO

air_coil_calc
air_coil_syn
coax_calc
coax_syn
coplanar_calc
coplanar_syn
coupled_microstrip_calc
coupled_microstrip_syn
coupled_stripline_calc
coupled_stripline_syn
ic_microstrip_calc
ic_microstrip_syn
microstrip_calc
microstrip_syn
stripline_calc
stripline_syn

AUTHOR

Dan McMahill

BUGS

None known

Please report any bugs on the Wcalc Sourceforge Project Page