Introduction To Modern Planar Transmission Lines. Anand K. Verma
the relations between [Y] and [ABCD] parameters are obtained:
(3.2.5)
A complete set of the conversion table of parameters is available in textbooks [B.1, B.5, B.7].
[S] and [Z] Parameters
The N‐port network, having normalized reference port impedance, Z0n = 1, is considered. The port voltage and port current in terms of the incident and reflected voltage can be written as
(3.2.6)
The above equations are written in the column matrix form:
(3.2.7)
The port voltage is related to the port current through the [Z]‐matrix:
(3.2.8)
where [I] is a unit or identity matrix. Keeping in view the definition of the [S] matrix, the following relations, between the [S] matrix and [Z] matrix, are obtained:
(3.2.9)
Similarly, the following expressions, relating [S] and [Y]‐parameters are obtained:
(3.2.10)
[ABCD] and [S] Parameters
Figure (3.19) shows a 2‐port network. The known [ABCD] parameters of the network are to be converted to the [S] parameters. The voltage pair
The port voltage and current are a linear combination of the incident and reflected voltages and currents:
Figure 3.19 Network for [ABCD] parameter.
On substituting equation (3.2.11) in equation (3.2.12):
To define the [S] parameters, port‐2 is terminated in the reference impedance Z0 giving
On adding the above equations, the following expression is obtained:
Equation (3.2.15) provides the transmission coefficient S21, defined as follows:
(3.2.16)
The following expression is obtained from equation (3.2.14):
Equation (3.2.17) gives the following reflection coefficient S11 at the port‐1, while port‐2 is terminated in the matched load Z0:
(3.2.18)
Similarly, the following expressions are obtained from equation (3.2.13), where the port‐1 is terminated in the matched load Z0, i.e.
(3.2.19)
On eliminating
(3.2.20)
If the network is reciprocal, AD − BC = 1, i.e. S12 = S21. For the symmetrical network, S11 = S22 leading to A = D. The known [S] parameters can also be converted to the [A, B, C, D] parameters. Similarly, the [Z], [Y], [ABCD] and [S] parameters are also converted among themselves [B.1, B.3, B.5].
3.2.2 De‐Embedding of True S‐Parameters
A transmission line section could be treated as a device and its performance can be evaluated by using a VNA. The device is connected to the VNA through connecting cables and connectors. The S‐parameters of a device is measured at