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getZ0

Calculate characteristic impedance with and without dispersion for transmission line

Since R2020b

Description

z0_f = getZ0(txline,freq) returns the characteristic impedance with dispersion for a transmission line at the specified frequency.

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[z0,eff_ep] = getZ0(txline) returns the characteristic impedance and effective epsilon without dispersion for a microstrip or coplanar waveguide (CPW) transmission line.

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[z0_f,eff_epf] = getZ0(txline,freq)returns the characteristic impedance and effective epsilon with dispersion for a microstrip or CPW transmission line at the specified frequency.

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Examples

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Create a coaxial transmission line.

txline = txlineCoaxial('OuterRadius',1.47e-3,'InnerRadius',0.45e-3,...
            'EpsilonR',3.4,'SigmaCond',5.8e7);

Calculate the characteristic impedance with dispersion for the coaxial transmission line at the frequency of 6 GHz.

z0_f = getZ0(txline,6e9)
z0_f = 
38.4927 - 0.0201i

Create a microstrip transmission line.

txline_morcpw = txlineMicrostrip('Width',4.78e-3,'Height',1.57e-3,...
    'LineLength',12.2777e-3,'Thickness',0.003e-3,'EpsilonR',2.2,'SigmaCond',5.88e7);

Calculate the characteristic impedance and effective epsilon with dispersion for the microstrip transmission line for a frequency range of 6–7 GHz.

[z0_f,eff_ep_f] = getZ0(txline_morcpw,6e9:0.2e9:7e9)
z0_f = 6×1

   52.4097
   52.4822
   52.5546
   52.6270
   52.6994
   52.7716

eff_ep_f = 6×1

    1.9106
    1.9123
    1.9139
    1.9156
    1.9173
    1.9189

Create a coplanar waveguide (CPW) transmission line.

txline_morcpw = txlineCPW('ConductorWidth',45e-6,'SlotWidth',50e-6,'Height',525e-6,...
    'Thickness',1e-6,'EpsilonR',2.5,'SigmaCond',3.33e7);

Calculate the characteristic impedance and effective epsilon of the CPW transmission line.

[z0,eff_ep] = getZ0(txline_morcpw)
z0 = 
116.8647
eff_ep = 
1.7303

Input Arguments

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Transmission line, specified as one of the following transmission line objects:

Design frequency, specified as a positive scalar or vector in hertz.

Output Arguments

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Characteristic impedance without the effect of dispersion, returned as a complex scalar.

Data Types: double

Characteristic impedance with the effect of dispersion for a microstrip or CPW transmission line, returned as a vector.

Data Types: double

Effective epsilon without the effect of dispersion for a microstrip or CPW transmission line, returned as a scalar.

Data Types: double

Effective epsilon with the effect of dispersion for a microstrip or CPW transmission line, returned as a scalar or vector.

Data Types: double

Version History

Introduced in R2020b

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