JimR
Newbie level 6
ansoft comm diff
I'm implementing very simple, single trace, geometries in Ansoft and Sonnet tool sets. For example a 10x1mm through-line microsrtip with a standard edge port on both ends. When I generate Y and S-Parameters and compare, I get results I don't understand. The frequency resonance and curve shapes are similar (in fact the same) but the magnitudes differ by as much as 20dB. I'm thinking that I don't understand the de-embedding and/or port normalization concepts.
1. Can anyone offer simple (even single trace) designs that give matching results between Ansoft and Sonnet software?
2. Can anyone shed some light on why these Y and S-Parameter results can differ in magnitude so significantly?
Thank you
Jimbob
I'm implementing very simple, single trace, geometries in Ansoft and Sonnet tool sets. For example a 10x1mm through-line microsrtip with a standard edge port on both ends. When I generate Y and S-Parameters and compare, I get results I don't understand. The frequency resonance and curve shapes are similar (in fact the same) but the magnitudes differ by as much as 20dB. I'm thinking that I don't understand the de-embedding and/or port normalization concepts.
1. Can anyone offer simple (even single trace) designs that give matching results between Ansoft and Sonnet software?
2. Can anyone shed some light on why these Y and S-Parameter results can differ in magnitude so significantly?
Thank you
Jimbob