Planar transmission lines

Class 36
Types of Transmission lines
Planar Transmission lines
Advantages of Planar Transmission lines
 RF/Microwave Spectrum

Planar Transmission lines are realized at Microwave Frequencies

Microwave Integrated Circuits- Salient Features
 Substrates for MICs

Planar Transmission lines are realized on a substrate

Microstrip line
Microstrip Line- Field Distribution
Microstrip line- Design Parameters (Z0 & W)

where
Z0  r  1  r 1  0.11 
A   0.23  
60 2  r 1  r 
377
B
2Z0  r
Losses in Microstrip Line
 Microstrip line – Q factor

Quality Factor of a microstrip line is very high. It is limited by losses .Q is

related to Conductor attenuation constant and dielectric attenuation
constant as follows: