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Techniques for characterizing a transmission line

US9846189B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 22, 2014
Grant dateDec 19, 2017
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Expiry dateMar 7, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01R27/32
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Examples are disclosed for characterizing a transmission line. Sets of scatter parameters (s-parameters) associated with measured or modeled insertion loss (IL) or return loss (RL) values over a range of frequencies may be acquired for a transmission line. One or more parameter values for use in IL or RL fit functions may be adjusted to reach a threshold for a coefficient of determination (R2) value of a curve generated using the IL or RL fit functions to approximate the set of s-parameters over the range of frequencies. The IL or RL fit functions may then be used to generate other sets of s-parameters associated with IL or RL values for a recreated model of the transmission line. The other sets of s-parameters may be scaled to characterize transmission lines of various lengths. Other examples are described and claimed.

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