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Example: Scattering
Parameters
Consider a two-port device with a scattering matrix (at some
specific frequency ω0 ):

⎡ 0.1 j 0.7 ⎤
S ( ω = ω0 ) = ⎢
⎣ j 0.7 −0.2 ⎥⎦

and Z 0 = 50Ω .

Say that the transmission line connected to port 2 of this

device is terminated in a matched load, and that the wave
incident on port 1 is:

V1 + ( z1 ) = − j 2 e − j β z 1

where z1P = z 2P = 0 .

Determine:

1. the port voltages V1 ( z1 = z1P ) and V2 ( z 2 = z 2P ) .

2. the port currents I1 ( z1 = z1P ) and I2 ( z 2 = z 2P ) .

3. the net power flowing into port 1

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1. Since the incident wave on port 1 is:

V1 + ( z1 ) = − j 2 e − j β z 1

we can conclude (since z1P = 0 ):

V1 + ( z1 = z1P ) = − j 2 e − j β z P 1

= − j 2 e − j β (0)
= −j 2

and since port 2 is matched (and only because its matched!),

we find:

V1 − ( z1 = z1P ) = S11 V1 + ( z1 = z1P )

= 0.1 ( − j 2 )
= − j 0.2
The voltage at port 1 is thus:

V1 ( z1 = z1P ) =V1 + ( z1 = z1P ) +V1 − ( z1 = z1P )

= − j 2.0 − j 0.2
= − j 2.2
−j π 2
= 2.2 e
Likewise, since port 2 is matched:

V2+ ( z 2 = z 2P ) = 0

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And also:

V2− ( z 2 = z 2P ) = S21 V1 + ( z1 = z1P )

= j 0.7 ( − j 2 )
= 1.4
Therefore:

V2 ( z 2 = z 2P ) =V2+ ( z 2 = z 2P ) +V2− ( z2 = z2P )

= 0 + 1 .4
= 1.4
= 1.4 e − j 0

2. The port currents can be easily determined from the

results of the previous section.

I 1 ( z 1 = z 1 P ) = I 1+ ( z 1 = z 1 P ) − I 1− ( z 1 = z 1 P )
V1 + ( z1 = z1P ) V1 − ( z1 = z1P )
= −
Z0 Z0
2.0 0.2
= −j +j
50 50
1.8
= −j
50
= − j 0.036
−jπ 2
= 0.036 e

and:

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I2 ( z 2 = z 2P ) = I2+ ( z2 = z2P ) − I2− ( z2 = z 2P )

V2+ ( z 2 = z2P ) V2− ( z2 = z2P )
= −
Z0 Z0
0 1. 4
= −
50 50
= −0.028
= 0.028 e + j π

3. The net power flowing into port 1 is:

∆P1 = P1 + − P1 −
2 2
V01+ V01−
= −
2Z 0 2Z 0
2 2
(2 ) − ( 0.2 )
=
2 ( 50 )
= 0.0396 Watts

Jim Stiles The Univ. of Kansas Dept. of EECS