Hi all
I am trying to design a microstrip coupled line bandpass filter and have determined the length of the lines and the even and odd mode impedances.
But eventually I ran into a problem with the EM simulator.
The question is:
How do I determine the odd and even impedances of a coupled microstrip line?
Iam using Momentum and I did the following:
1.Drew a simple coupled line of length (L), width(W) and spacing(S).
2. Defined the network as a differential 2-port network (Each port pair at each end is driven differentially). Determined the S Parameters as even.
3. Defined the network as a common-mode 2-port network (Each port pair at each end is driven common-mode). Determined the S Parameters as odd.
4. The question is: How to determine Zeven and Zodd from odd and even? Is this formulation correct? Does the answer depend on the impedance of the port and should an extra length be added to eliminate mode mismatch? What should be the port impedances for a 50 ohm system?
5.I am not able to get an answer anywhere close to that computed by Line Calc.
Re: Even and odd mode impedances of a coupled microstrip lin
I suggest you get a copy of SonnetLite at www.sonnetsoftware.com (free, no time-out, I work for Sonnet), install, go to Help->Tutorial. About 45 minutes later you will have a solid working knowledge of Sonnet.
Then go to Help-> Search for Help On, then type in "even mode". Click on the first document found, "Using Even and Odd Mode Parameters". This gives a very detailed answer to your question. You can then proceed in Sonnet, or in Momentum, or even in both to be sure you are doing it correctly. The Sonnet analysis actually calculates the impedances and displays them right after the S-parameters, so you don't have to figure it out from the S-parameters.
actually I find the reason
when you use differential port, the impedance you get is twice the odd mode impedance, whereas if you use common port, the impedance is half the even mode impedance.
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