Transmission

Line
Instruments

Prepared by:
Engr. Idris Jeffrey M. Manguera
Quarter-Wave • Uses a quarter-wave section of a transmission line to
match a purely resistive load to a transmission line

Transformer
Problem
Solving
A transmission line is terminated with a
resistive load of . Design a quarter-wave
transformer that could be installed at the
load to match it with the line. Determine its
length and characteristic impedance.
Operating frequency is 70 MHz .
Stub
• Stub is essentially a short section of a
transmission line open or shorted. It is
used to remove the reactive component of
the load with complex impedance and
match it to the line.
Smith Chart
This refers to a special circular graph
transmission line calculator named after
Philip Smith.
Optical Time Domain
Reflectometer

• This refers to a device used to perform time-

domain reflectometry. The TDR is a technique
that can be used to locate an impairment in a
metallic cable.
Problem
Solving
A pulse is transmitted down a cable that has
a velocity of propagation of . The reflected
signal is received 1 microsec later. How far
down is this cable impairment?
Slotted Line

• A slotted line is a short section of air-dielectric

coaxial line with a slot in the outer conductor
through which a capacitively-coupled probe is
inserted. It measures the wavelength and SWR
of the line.
Problem
Solving
Two adjacent minima on a slotted line are
apart. Find the wavelength and frequency of
the TEM wave on the transmission line if .
Problem
Solving
A lossy line with attenuation coefficient of
is used to connect a generator to a antenna.
If the line is resistive, solve for the power
that is absorbed by the load.
Seatwork Suppose a two-meter, transmission line is used to connect
a television set and an antenna (a basic setup for television
in common households). The distributed L and C
parameters of the line are and respectively. If the antenna
has a feed impedance of and the operating frequency is ,
determine:
a. The velocity factor of the line
b. The input impedance, of the transmission line
c. The phase shift of the TEM wave as it travels the
transmission line.