Transmission Line Based Microwave
Resonator
Dr. Chinmoy Saha
Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology
Series and Parallel Resonator
R
C
Circuits
Zin
Z in R j L j
1
C
1 * 1
1
V
2
Pin VI Z in I Z in
2
2
2
Z in
1 2
1
I R j L j
2
C
1 2
1 2
1 2 1
I R I j L I j
2
2
2
C
1 2
1 2 1
1 2
I R j I L I
2
2
2
2
Ploss 2 j (Wm We )
Ploss
1 2
1 2
1 2
1 2 1
I R,We I L,Wm Vc C I
2
4
4
4
2C
Pin Ploss 2 j (Wm We )
Z in
2 Pin
I
Ploss 2 j (Wm We )
2
I /2
Resonance occurs when Wm We .
Z in
Ploss
2
I /2
1
LC
Wm We
2Wm
0 L
1
Q 0
0
: Quality factor
Ploss
Ploss
R
0 RC
2 02
1
Zin R j L 1
R j L
LC
2 02 ( 0 )( 0 ) (2 )
2 for small value of
2 RQ
Z in R j 2 L R j
0
A resonator with loss can be treated as a lossless resonator
whose resonant frequency 0 has been replaced with a complex
effective resonant frequency:
j
0 0 1
2
Q
The half-power fractional bandwidth: 2
BW .
0
1
BW
Q
Parallel Resonant Circuit
1
1
Z in
jC
R j L
1 * 1
1 2 1
2
Pin VI Z in I V
2
2
2
Z in*
1 2 1
j
V
j C
2
R L
1V
1 2
1 2
1 2 1
Ploss
, We V C , Wm I L L V
2 R
4
4
4
2L
Pin Ploss 2 j (Wm We )
Z in
2 Pin
I
Ploss 2 j (Wm We )
2
I /2
2Wm
R
, Q 0
0 RC
Ploss 0 L
Let 0 , where is small
1 1 / 0
Z in
j 0 C jC
j 0 L
R
j
1
2 j C
2 j C
R 0L
R
R
1 2 jRC 1 2 jQ / 0
j
, The half - power bandwidth occur at frequncies
0 0 1
2Q
R2
1
2
such that Z in
,
BW
2
Q
ENEE 482 Spring 2001
Transmission Line : Equivalent Circuit
Transmission Line : Input Impedance
Lossless Transmission Line
V0
V (l )
Z in
Z0
I ( l )
V0
e j l e j l
1 e 2 j l
Z0
j l
j l
2 j l
e
e
1
(2.43)
( Z L Z 0 )e j l ( Z L Z 0 ) e j l
Z0
( Z L Z 0 )e j l ( Z L Z 0 ) e j l
Z L cos l jZ 0 sin l
Z0
Z 0 cos l jZ L sin l
Z L jZ 0 tan l
Z0
Z 0 jZ L tan l
(2.44)
Special Cases of Terminated
Transmission Lines
Matched Line
Matched Line
Special Cases of Terminated Transmission Lines
Short-Circuited Line
ZL = 0 = -1
V ( z ) V0 e j z e j z 2 jV0 sin z ,
V0 j z
V
e
I ( z)
e j z 2 0 cos z
Z0
Z0
Z in jZ 0 tan l
Short-circuited transmission Line
Voltage
Current
Impedance
13
Open-Circuited Line
ZL = = 1
V ( z ) V0 e j z e j z 2V0 cos z ,
V0 j z
2
jV
0
e
I ( z)
e j z
sin z
Z0
Z0
Z in jZ 0 cot l
(2.46)
Open-Circuited transmission Line
Voltage
Current
Impedance
Terminated transmission lines with special lengths
l = /2, Zin = ZL
If the line is a quarter-wavelength long, or,
l = /4+ n/2
(n = 0,1,2,3),
Zin = Z02/ZL
Quarter-Wave Transformer
Terminated transmission lines with special lengths
Problem
Equivalent circuit
Short-Circuited transmission Line
Consider Losses!!
R will be there
Equivalent circuit
Open-Circuited transmission Line
Consider Losses!!
R will be there
Transmission Line Resonators
Short-circuited Transmission Line
For Series Resonance
Zin
Short-circuited Transmission Line Contd
Comparing
Quality Factor
Short-circuited Transmission Line
Short-circuited Transmission Line Contd
For Parallel Resonance
Comparing
Quality Factor
Open-Circuited Transmission Line
Open-Circuited Transmission Line
Comparing
Quality Factor
A Half-Wave Microstrip Resonator
Dielectric Resonators
Coupling
Modes
Dielectric Resonator Antenna