Scattering Matrix Characterization of Microwave Components

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Scattering Matrix Characterization of Microwave Components

By Pragnan Chakravorty
Director, CARET
M.Tech (IIT Kharagpur), Member-IEEE(USA), ACM(USA) Member IEEE :Communication. Soc, Microwave Theory and Techniques Soc, Antenna & Wave Propagation. Soc

Clique for Applied Research in Electronic Technology Advaita Corporation

Scattering Matrix of an N Port Network

Where : Vi+ is voltage of incident wave; Vi is voltage of reflected wave; i = 1, 2,3....n

Properties Scattering Matrix of an N Port Network


Shift in Reference Planes

Symmetry Property

For a reciprocal network : V1 V2 ... VN V1 S11 S12 .........S1N V1 + S S .........S + 21 22 2N V2 V2 = & ... ........................ ... + + SN1 SN 2 .......SNN VN VN
+ +

S'11 S'12 .........S'1N V1 ' ' ' S 21 S 22 .........S 2N V2 ........................ ... ' ' ' VN S N1 S N 2 .......S NN

this is only possible if : S'11 S'12 .........S'1N S11 S12 .........S1N T ' ' ' S S .........S S S .........S T 21 22 2N 21 22 ' 2N = = or S S [ ] ........................ ........................ ' ' ' S S .......S NN S N1 S N 2 .......S NN N1 N 2 This condition itself means that [S] is a symmetric matrix.

Unity Property: For a row or column of a scattering matrix(in a lossless junction), the summation of product of elements with their respective conjugates is equal to unity

Zero Property: In a lossless junction, the summation of product of elements of one row/column with complex conjugate of corresponding elements of another row/column of a scattering matrix is zero.

Unitary Property: The product of transpose and complex conjugate of a scattering matrix is a unity matrix.

Scattering Matrix Characterization of Microwave Components


Microwave Junction/Network Components

E-Plane Tee :

H-Plane Tee :

Similar to that of E plane tee except that

Magic Tee :

Hybrid Ring:

Directional Coupler:

Two Hole Directional Coupler:

Circulator:

Circulator made up of two magic tees

Isolator: For an Ideal Isolator:

0 S= S 21

0 0

Corners , Bends & Twists:

, above,

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