Parallel Plate Transmission Line

a
b
c
c

Partially loaded parallel
Plate waveguide
y
x
2
0
2 2
2 2
2 2
0
2 2 2
k ) 1 (
region dielectric for the
region air for
Let
region dielectric the in - k
region air the in - k
, 0 : modes TM
with variation no , variation Assume
=

= = + V

r
c
c z c z t
z j
p
p
k
k e k e
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r
r
r
z
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solved be must equation tal Transceden tan tan
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1
cos
sin sin
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region air for
region dielectric For
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0
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2 1
2 1
2
1
2
0
2
0 0

=
=
=
=
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s s =

c
c
c
c
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c
c
c
c
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0
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0
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0
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tan tan
: then of value ing correspond the be to Let
if occur can and between of value The
k p
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r
r
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=
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imaginary is if ting nonpropaga be will modes the of Most
k
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Low Frequency Solution
When the frequency is low,
constant dielectric effective the is
k
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or
k ) 1 (
small very are and , number small very is k
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2
0
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c
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a
b
c
c

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c
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0
0 1
0 0 1 0 0 1 2

+
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=
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c
c c c
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b
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c
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r
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c
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+
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2
,
2
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0 0
0
0 0
LC
a c
b
LC
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C
a
W
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c
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C C
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r
r
r
r
r
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d a
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c
c c
c
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2
,
2
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0
0 0
c
b
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a y
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r
y
z
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0
/ sinh / sin
: s expression Field
1 1
0
0 1
0 0 1 0 0 1 2

= =
=
s s
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c
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r
r
b
y
r
r r
x
r
r y
z
r
r r r
x
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c
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: region air the In
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1
0
1 0 1
0
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2
0
0
0 1
1 0 1
0
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= =
+

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+
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+
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c
c
c
c c
c
c
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c c c

mod E an is n propagatio of mode the frequency hight At

mode) TEM - (quasi mode TEM a becomed n propagatio
of mode dominant the limit, frequency low the In
) (
2
0
C
L b c a
W
Z
I
V
Z
r
r
c
=
+
= =
c
c
: is impedance stic characteri The
High Frequency Solution:
mode. wave
surface called is mode of type This sheet. dielectric by the guided is
field The large. is ) ( as long as b on depend not does and
surface dielectric - air the from away lly exponentia decays field The
a for sin sin

) ( sinh
) ( sinh
sin ) ( sinh ) (
0 for sin ) (
of t independen is solution The ) 1 (
) 1 ( tanh
1 tanh
large. are , and frequency high At
0 0
) (
0 1
) (
) (
0 1
0
0
0 1 0 2
0 1
2
0
2
0
2
0
2
0
2
0 0 0 0
0
0 0 0
0
0
0
a b p c p
b y ae C
e
e
a C
a b p
y b p
a C y b p j C y e
a y y C y e
b k p
k p a
c p
p k
a y p
a b p
y b p
z
z
r
r r r
=
s s = =

= =
s s =
= +
= =
~

c
c c c
Microstrip Transmission Line
H
w
y y y z z x x r
s
s
a E a E a E D
J D j H
A j E
A j B j E A B
H y z x J z y x J
H y z x z y x
) (
: dielectric c anisotropi For
,
) ( ) , ( ) , , (
) ( ) , ( ) , , (
0 0
c c c c
e
e
e e
o
o
+ + =
+ = V
u V =
V = = V V =
=
=

x
y
z z r z
x x r x
y y y r y
r r
r
y y y y
z x z z x x r
J A k y A
J A k y A
J
J
y
a A a j
A j j A
j A
y
a a A j
z
a
x
a a A a A j D
J D j A A A
0
2
0
2
0
2
0
2
0 0
0 0 0
2
0 0
0
0
0 0
2
) (
) (
component a y have not does
] ) (
[ -
condition) (Lorentz let
) (
] ) ( [
c
c
e c c c
c c c ec e
c ec
e c c
e c c
e
= + V
= + V

+
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|

\
|
c
u c
+
V u + = V
u = - V
c
u c
+
c
u c
+
c
u c
+ + =
+ = V - VV = V V
( )
y
A
j H y H A j
k
y y y x
D
H y H
y
j
y r
j A k y A
y
r y y y
r y
r r y
r y
r
y y y
c
c
+ =
u +
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c
u c
c
c
+
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c
u c
+
c
u c
= - V
(

u +
c
u c
=
(

c
u c

c
c
u = + V
) ( ) ( ) ( ) 1 (

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) ( ) (
0
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
r
0 0
0 0
2
0
2
c c e o c e
c

c c c

o c c c c e
c c
c
c e c
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) ( ) 1 (
,
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0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0
0 0
2
2
0
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y y
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y
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y
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y
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y
A
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y
A
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dy H y z x J
y
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dy
y
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y y
s
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y
H
r
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H
y
x
z
z
x
sz
H
H
z
sx
H
H
x
sx
sx
H
H
H
H
x
H
H
x
+ =
c
u c

c
u c
u =
c
c
=
c
c
=
c
c
=
c
c
=
c
c
=
=
c
c
=
c
c
+
+

} }
+

c e
c

c
c c e

o
t
t
t
t
t
t
Boundary conditions:
y r
y r
y
r y r
r
y
r y y y
z r
x r
y
A
j k
y z x
y
j A k
A k
A k
c c
c c
c c e c
c
c
c c c e c
c
c
=
= =
c
c
= u +
c
u c
+
c
u c
+
c
u c
c
u c
= + V
= + V
= + V
substrate isotropic an For
1 region air the In
) (
) ( ) (
0 ) (
0 ) (
: have we interface the from away region substrate the In
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0 0
2
0
2
2
0
2
2
0
2

c
c

c
c

=
c
c
=
c
c
=
= = =
s s = +
s s = +
= =
region air for
region dielectric For
) (
1
at continuous is
at continuous is ) ( , , 0 at 0 ) (
for 0
0 for 0
2
2
2 2
2
2
2
2
2
2
y
e
p
j
y
e j
y e
y
e
p y
e
a y H
a y y e b y y e
b y a e p
dy
e d
a y e
dy
e d
z
z
y
a y
z
a y
z r
x
z z
z
z
z
z
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