Transmission Lines Theory

How noise affects traces and planes on a PCB? How can very high-speed signals be used to transmit data? Which is the theory behind high-frequency design in communication systems? Transmission line is the answer to those questions!

Author: Vanadium - Last modified: 2021-08-28

The whole transmission lines theory begins with the study of the telegraphists' equations, based on the RLC model

Author: Vanadium - Last modified: 2021-08-28

Which are the main TL properties and what is the reflection coefficient

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Usually, transmission lines are analysed in the frequency domain but, in some cases, it could be useful to do some calculation in the time domain. Let's see how this type of analysis is done.

Author: Vanadium - Last modified: 2021-08-28

As we already introduced, impedance changes along a transmission line. Let's find a way to calculate it at every section of a transmission line!

Author: Vanadium - Last modified: 2021-08-29

Smith's chart is a useful graphic tool to visually calculate the impedance and the reflection coefficient at any point of the transmission line

Author: Vanadium - Last modified: 2021-08-29

Numerical analysis of some transmission lines notable cases, under various load impedance conditions

Author: Vanadium - Last modified: 2023-12-31

What are T and VSWR and why they are so important

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Some numerical example for transmission lines

Author: Vanadium - Last modified: 2024-01-20