Causal characteristic impedance of planar transmission lines

• Published in: IEEE transactions on advanced packaging Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 165 - 171
• Main Authors: Williams, D.F., Alpert, B.K., Arz, U., Walker, D.K., Grabinski, H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Piscataway, NY IEEE 01-05-2003; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Circuit properties; Circuit theory; Coplanar transmission lines; Distributed parameter circuits; Electric, optical and optoelectronic circuits; Electronics; Exact sciences and technology; Impedance; Integrated optics. Optical fibers and wave guides; Microstrip; Optical and optoelectronic circuits; Planar transmission lines; Power transmission lines; Transmission line theory; Voltage; Waveguide theory; circuit theory; coplanar waveguide; microstrip; Transmission line; Voltage current curve; Characteristic impedance; Causal; Coplanar waveguides; Coplanar line; Planar technology
• ISSN: 1521-3323; 1557-9980
• DOI: 10.1109/TADVP.2003.817339

We compute power-voltage, power-current, and causal definitions of the characteristic impedance of microstrip and coplanar-waveguide transmission lines on insulating and conducting silicon substrates, and compare to measurement.