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Modern Transmission Line Theory and Applications

John Wiley and Sons, New Jersey, 1980
reprinted

Table of Contents

Chapter Section Title Page
1 The Transmision Line Equations 1
1.1The Transmission Line: A Definition 1
1.2The Transmission Line Equations From Maxwell's Equations2
1.3The Transmission Line Equations From Kirchhoff's Equations 6
1.4Low Pass Filters And Simulated Transmission Lines 9
1.5The Wave Equation 10
1.6Lossy Media 12
1.7Suggested Further Reading 14
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2 Time Domain Solutions To The Transmission Line Equations 15
2.1Travelling Waves On A Lossless Line 15
2.2The Finite Length Lossless Line 17
2.3Laplace Transform Solutions For The Lossless Line 22
2.4Transmission Coefficients 26
2.5Gas Discharges And Lighting Devices 30
2.6Time Domain Reflectometry 27
2.7Suggested Further Reading 32
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3 The Alternating Current Steady State 33
3.1General Solutions 33
3.2The Finite Line And Its Two-Port Network Parameters 36
3.3Standing Waves, VSWR And The Smith Chart 38
3.4Suggested Further Reading 45
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4 Scattering Parameters 46
4.1The Scattering Matrix 47
4.2Basic Properties of S Parameters 51
4.3Examples of Two-Port Networks Characterized By S Parameters 51
4.4The Network Analyzer Measurement System 57
4.5Reflectometer Network Measurements 62
4.6Suggested Further Reading 64
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5 Some Non-TEM Transmission Lines 65
5.1The Quasi-Static Microstrip Line 66
5.2The Frequency-Dependent Microstrip Line 69
5.3The Microstrip Slow Wave Mode 74
5.4The Parallel Stripline About A Sheet Of Dielectric 75
5.5Slotline 76
5.6Helical Line 79
5.7Suggested Further Reading 80
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6 Introduction To Conformal Transformations 82
6.1Conformal Transformations 82
6.2Example: The Coaxial Cable 88
6.3Example: The Parallel Wire Line 89
6.4Example: Two Thin Strips In The Same Plane 92
6.5Stripline 93
6.6Suggested Further Reading 95
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7 The Skin Effect And Losses In Transmission Lines 97
7.1The Skin Effect Equation 98
7.2The Incremental Inductance Calculation 105
7.3Suggested Further Reading 107
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8 Coupled Transmission Lines 109
8.1The Four-Port Impedance Matrix For a Coupled Pair Of
Identical Lines 		109
8.2Example: The Bi-Directional Coupler 114
8.3Example: Coupled Transmission Line Filters 117
8.4Miscellaneous Coupled Line Structures 124
8.5Asymmetric Coupled Lines 126
8.6Suggested Further Reading 135
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9 Discrete Variable Solutions Of Laplace's Equation 137
9.1Transmission Line Parameters From Laplace's Equation 138
9.2The Discrete Form Of Laplace's Equation 140
9.3The Total Energy Capacitance Calculation 143
9.4A Simple Relaxation Program 144
9.5Overrelaxation And Predictor Equations 147
9.6The Relaxation Equation For Non-Uniform Dielectrics 152
9.7Example: The Boxed Microstrip Line 156
9.8Example: Coupled Lines 159
9.9Example: The Total Charge Capacitance 162
9.10Probabilistic Potential Theory 165
9.11Suggested Further Reading 169
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10 Determination Of Transmission Line Parameters 170
10.1Poisson's Equation And A Green's Function Solution 171
10.2An Analytic Laplace's Equation Solution For Stripline 179
10.3Transmission Line Discontinuities And The Capacitance Matrix 184
10.4Suggested Further Reading 197
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11 Transmission Lines As Impedance Matching Networks 199
11.1Impedance Matching With Quarter-Wave Sections Of Line 200
11.2Tapered Transmission Lines 203
11.3Transmission Line Transformers 208
11.4Unbalanced Circuits, Grounding And Balun Transformers 215
11.5Suggested Further Reading 221
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12 Potpourri: Several Uses Of Transmission Lines As
Circuit Elements 		223
12.1Impedance Approximations For Low-Loss Lines 223
12.2DC Blocks, DC Returns and Bias T's 227
12.3Attenuator Circuits 231
12.4Suggested Further Reading 234
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Index 235