Lecture Slides-Network Analysis

EN4520-Microwave Communications
Microwave Network Analysis
Department of Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering University of Moratuwa
University of Moratuwa
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EN4520-Microwave Communications Chandika Wavegedara
Introduction
Introduction
A microwave (MW) network is formed when several MV devices and
components such as sources, attenuators, resonators, lters, ampliers, etc. are coupled together by transmission lines or waveguides for the desired transmission of a MW signal.
The point of interconnection of two or more devices is called a junction. RF/MW devices, circuits, and components can be classied as one-, two-,
three-, or N-point networks. A majority of circuits under analysis are two-port networks.
We can use network and/or transmission line theory to analyze the
behavior of the entire system of components, including eects such as multiple reections, loss, impedance transformations, and transitions. A transition between dierent transmission lines, or discontinuity on a transmission line generally can not be treated as a simple junction between two transmission lines.
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Impedance and Equivalent Voltages and Currents
Equivalent Voltages and Currents

At microwave frequencies the measurement of voltage or current is
dicult (or impossible), unless a clearly dened terminal pair is available.

Such a terminal pair may be present in the case of TEM-type lines (such
as coaxial cable, microstrip, or stripline), but does not strictly exist for non-TEM lines (such as rectangular, circular, or surface waveguides). There are many ways to dene equivalent voltage, current, and impedance for waveguides, since these quantities are not unique for non-TEM lines:
Voltage and current are dened only for a particular waveguide mode, and
are dened so that the voltage is proportional to the transverse electric eld, and the current is proportional to the transverse magnetic eld. In order to be used in a manner similar to voltages and currents of circuit theory the equivalent voltages and currents should be dened so that their product gives the power ow of the mode. The ratio of the voltage to the current for a single traveling wave should be equal to the characteristic impedance of the line.
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Impedance and Admittance Matrices

Once equivalent voltages and currents have been dened at various points
in a microwave network, we can use the impedance and/or admittance matrices of circuit theory to relate these terminal or port quantities to each other. This type of representation lends itself to the development of equivalent circuits of arbitrary networks. Consider an arbitrary N -port microwave network.
The ports may be any type of transmission line or transmission line
equivalent of a single propagating waveguide mode.

If one of the physical ports of the network is a waveguide supporting more
than one propagating mode, additional electrical ports can be added to account for these modes. At a specic point on the nth port, a terminal plane, tn , is dened along + + with equivalent voltages and currents for the incident (Vn , In ) and reected (Vn , In ) waves.
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Figure: An arbitrary N -port microwave network. The terminal planes are important in providing a phase reference for the
voltage and current phasors.

At the nth terminal plane, the total voltage and current is given by
Vn In when z = 0.
= =
+ Vn + Vn , + In In ,
The impedance matrix [Z] of the microwave network then relates these
voltages and currents: V1 V2 . . . VN Z21 = . . . ZN 1 Z11 Z12 Z1N . . . . . . ZN N I1 I2 . . . IN ,
or in matrix form as [V ] = [Z][I].
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Similarly, we can dene an admittance matrix [Y ] as
I1 I2 . . . IN
Y21 = . . . YN 1
Y11
Y12
Y1N . . . . . . YN N
V1 V2 . . . VN
or in matrix form as [I] = [Y ][V ].

The [Z] and [Y ] matrices are the inverses of each other:
[Y ] = [Z]1 .
Zij can be found as
Zij =
Vi |I =0 Ij k
for k=j
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Zij can be found by driving port j with the current Ij , open-circuiting all
other ports (so Ik = 0 for k = j), and measuring the open-circuit voltage at port i. Thus, Zii is the input impedance seen looking into port i when all other ports are open-circuited, and Zij is the transfer impedance between ports i and j when all other ports are open-circuited. Yii can be found as Ii Yij = |V =0 for k=j Vj k which states that Yij can be determined by driving port j with the voltage Vj , short-circuiting all other ports (so Vk = 0 for k = j), and measuring the short-circuit current at port i. In general, each Zij or Yij element may be complex.
For an arbitrary N -port network, the impedance and admittance matrices
are N N in size, so there are 2N 2 independent quantities or degrees of freedom. In practice, however, many networks are either reciprocal or lossless, or both.
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Reciprocal Networks
If the network is reciprocal, the impedance and admittance matrices are
symmetric, so that Zij = Zji , and Yij = Yji .

Either of these special cases serves to reduce the number of independent
quantities or degrees of freedom that an N -port network may have. Consider the arbitrary network to be reciprocal (no active devices, ferrites, or plasmas), with short circuits placed at all terminal planes except those of ports 1 and 2. Now let Ea , Ha and Eb , Hb , be the elds anywhere in the network due to two independent sources, a and b, located somewhere in the network.
Then the reciprocity theorem states that
s Ea Hb .d =
S S
s Eb Ha .d,
where we will take S as the closed surface along the boundaries of the network and through the terminal planes of the ports.
The elds due to sources a and b can be evaluated at the terminal planes
t1 and t2 as E1a E1b E2a E2b = V1a e1 = V1b e1 = V2a e2 = V2b e2 H1a = I1a h1 1b = I1b h1 H H2a = I2a h2 H2b = I2b h2 ,
where e1 , h1 and e2 , h2 are the transverse modal elds of ports 1 and 2, respectively, and the V s and Is are the equivalent total voltages and currents. Substituting the elds gives s s (V1a I1b V1b I1a ) e1 h1 .d + (V2a I2b V2b I2a ) e2 h2 .d = 0, (1)
S1 S2
where S1 , S2 are the cross-sectional areas at the terminal planes of ports 1 and 2.
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The equivalent voltages and currents have been dened so that the power
through a given port can be expressed as V I /2; We have C1 = C2 = 1 for each port, so that 1 .d = s e1 h s e2 h2 .d = 1.
S1 S2
This reduces (1) to
V1a I1b V1b I1a + V2a I2b V2b I2a = 0. to eliminate the Is: I1 I2
Substitution into (2) gives
(2)
Now use the 2 2 admittance matrix of the (eectively) two-port network
= Y11 V1 + Y12 V2 , = Y21 V1 + Y21 V2 .
(V1a V2a V1b V2a )(Y12 Y21 ) = 0.

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(3)
Since the sources a and b are independent, the voltages V1a , V1b , V2a , and
V2b can take on arbitrary values.

So in order for (3) to be satised for any choice of sources, we must have
Y12 = Y21 , and we have the general result that Yij = Yji .
Then if [Y ] is a symmetric matrix, its inverse, [Z], is also symmetric.
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Lossless Networks
Now consider a reciprocal lossless N -port junction. If the network is lossless, then the net real power delivered to the network
must be zero. Thus, Re{Pav } = 0, where Pav = =
1 t 1 [V ] [I] = [I]t [Z][I] 2 2 N N 1 Im Zmn In . 2 n=1 m=1
Since the In s are independent, we must have the real part of each self
term (In Znn In ) equal to zero, since we could set all port currents equal to zero except for the nth current. So, Re{In Znn In } = |In |2 Re{Znn } = 0, or Re{Znn } = 0.
(4)
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Now let all port currents be zero except for Im and In . Then,
Re{In Im + Im In } = 0,
(5)
Since Zmn = Znm . But (In Im + Im In ) is a purely real quantity which is, in general, nonzero. Thus we must have that Re{Zmn } = 0. Then (4) and (5) imply that Re{Zmn } = 0 for any m, n, i.e., the elements of the impedance and admittance matrices must be pure imaginary.
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Scattering Matrix
Scattering Matrix
A practical problem exists when trying to measure voltages and currents
at microwave frequencies because direct measurements usually involve the magnitude and phase of a wave traveling in a given direction, or of a standing wave. Thus, equivalent voltages and currents, and the related impedance and admittance matrices, become somewhat of an abstraction when dealing with high-frequency networks.
A representation more in accord with direct measurements and with the
ideas of incident, reected, and transmitted waves, is given by the scattering matrix. The scattering matrix provides a complete description of the network as seen at its N ports. The scattering matrix relates the voltage waves incident on the ports to those reected from the ports. For some components and circuits, the scattering parameters can be calculated using network analysis techniques.
Scattering Matrix
Otherwise, the scattering parameters can be measured directly with a
vector network analyzer.
Figure: Helwlet-Packard HP8510B Network Analyzer

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Scattering Matrix
Once the scattering parameters of the network are known, conversion to
other matrix parameters can be performed, if needed. + Consider the N -port network shown in the gure, where Vn is the amplitude of the voltage wave incident on port n, and Vn is the amplitude of the voltage wave reected from port n. The scattering matrix, or [S] matrix, is dened in relation to these incident and reected voltage waves as S11 S12 S1N V1 V+ 1+ . V2 . V2 S11 . . = . . . , . . . . . . . . + VN VN SN 1 SN N or [V ] = [S][V + ].
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Scattering Matrix
A specic element of the [S] matrix can be determined as
Sij =
Vi | + Vj+ Vk =0
for k=j
Sij is found by driving port j with an incident wave of voltage Vj+ , and
measuring the reected wave amplitude, Vi , coming out of port i. The incident waves on all ports except the jth port are set to zero, which means that all ports should be terminated in matched loads to avoid reections.
Sii is the reection coecient seen looking into port i when all other
ports are terminated in matched loads.

Sij , is the transmission coecient from port j to port i when all other
ports are terminated in matched loads.
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Scattering Matrix
Example: Find the S parameters of the 3 dB attenuator circuit shown in
the gure.
Figure: A matched 3 dB attenuator with a 50 characteristics impedance
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Scattering Matrix
We now show how the [S] matrix can be determined from the [Z] (or [Y ])
matrix, and vice versa. First, assume that the characteristic impedances, Z0n , of all the ports are identical. Then for convenience, we can set Z0n = 1. The total voltage and current at the nth port can be written as Vn In
Using the denition of [Z]
+ = Vn + Vn , + = In In .
(6) (7)
[Z][I] = [Z][V + ] [Z][V ] = [V ] = [V + ] + [V ], which can be written as ([Z] + [U ])[V ] = ([Z] [U ])[V + ], where [U ] is the unit or identity matrix.
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Scattering Matrix
The scattering matrix can be given as
[S] = ([Z] + [U ])1 ([Z] [U ]).

For one-port network
(8)
S11 =
[Z] can be found in terms of [S]
z11 1 . z11 + 1
[Z] = ([U ] + [S])([U ] [S])1 .
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Scattering Matrix
Reciprocal Networks and Lossless Networks

The impedance and admittance matrices are symmetric for reciprocal
networks, and purely imaginary for lossless networks.

Similarly, the scattering matrices for these types of networks have special
properties. By adding (6) and (7) we obtain

+ Vn
= =
[ +] V
1 (Vn + In ), 2 1 ([Z] + [U ])[I]. 2
By subtracting (6) and (7) we obtain

Vn
= =
[ ] V
1 (Vn In ), 2 1 ([Z] [U ])[I]. 2

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Scattering Matrix
It can be shown that
[V ] = ([Z] [U ])([Z] + [U ])1 [V + ], and [S] = ([Z] [U ])([Z] + [U ])1 . { }t ([Z] + [U ])1 ([Z] [U ])t . (9)
Taking the transpose of (9) gives
[S]t =
Now [U ] is diagonal, so [U ]t = [U ], and if the network is reciprocal, [Z] is
symmetric so that [Z]t = [Z]. The above then reduces to [S]t = ([Z] + [U ])1 ([Z] [U ]), which is equivalent to (8). We have thus shown that [S] = [S]t , for reciprocal networks.
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Scattering Matrix
If the network is lossless, then no real power can be delivered to the
network.
If the characteristic impedances of all the ports are identical and assumed
to be unity, the average power delivered to the network is Pav = =
1 + t + 2 [V ] [V ]
1 Re{[V ]t [I] } 2 1 +t + 1 t [V ] [V ] [V ] [V ] = 0. 2 2
represents the total incident power while 1 [V ]t [V ] 2 represents the total reected power. For lossless junction we have 1 +t + 1 [V ] [V ] = [V ]t [V ] . 2 2
Using [V ] = [S][V + ]
[V + ]t [V + ] = [V + ]t [S + ]t [S] [V + ] .
For nonzero [V + ], [S + ]t [S] = [U ], or [S] = {[S]t }1 , [S] is a unitary
matrix.
Scattering Matrix
We can express [S + ]t [S] = [U ] in summation form as

N k=1 Ski Skj = ij
for all i, j,
where ij = 1 if i = j and ij = 0 if i = j is the Kronecker delta symbol. Thus, if i = j N Ski Ski = 1,

k=1
while if i = j
N k=1
Ski Skj = 0.
The dot product of any column of [S] with the conjugate of that column
gives unity, while the dot product of any column with the conjugate of a dierent column gives zero (orthogonal).
If the network is reciprocal, then [S] is symmetric, and the same
statements can be made about the rows of the scattering matrix.

Scattering Matrix
Example: A two-port network is known to have the following scattering
matrix [S] =
0.150o 0.8545o
0.85 45o 0.20o
] .
Determine if the network is reciprocal, and lossless. If port two is terminated with a matched load, what is the return loss seen at port 1? If port two is terminated with a short circuit, what is the return loss seen at port 1?
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Scattering Matrix
Generalized Scattering Parameters

So far we have considered the scattering parameters for networks with the
same characteristic impedance for all ports.

This is the case in many practical situations, where the characteristic
impedance is often 50 . In other cases, however, the characteristic impedances of a multiport network may be dierent, which requires a generalization of the scattering parameters as dened up to this point. Consider the N -port network shown in the gure, where Z0n is the (real) + characteristic impedance of the nth port, and Vn and Vn , respectively, represent the incident and reected voltage waves at port n. In order to obtain physically meaningful power relations in terms of wave amplitudes, we must dene a new set of wave amplitudes as + an = Vn / Z0n , (10) bn = Vn / Z0n , (11) where an represents an incident wave at the nth port, and bn represents a reected wave from that port.
Scattering Matrix
Figure: An N -port network with dierent characteristic impedances
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Scattering Matrix
Then we have that
Vn In
+ = Vn + Vn = Z0n (an + bn ), 1 1 (an bn ). = (V + Vn ) = Z0n n Z0n
Now the average power delivered to the nth port is
Pn =
1 1 1 Re{Vn In } = |an |2 |bn |2 . 2 2 2
This is physically satisfying results, since it says that the average power
delivered through port n is equal to the power in the incident wave minus the power in the reected wave. + If expressed in terms of Vn and Vn , the corresponding result would be dependent on the characteristic impedance of the nth port.
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Scattering Matrix
A generalized scattering matrix can then be used to relate the incident
and reected waves [b] = [S][a], where the i, jth element of the scattering matrix is given by Sij = bi aj for k = j,
ak =0
and is analogous to the result for networks with identical characteristic impedance at all ports. Using (10) and (11) Vi Z0j Sij = Vj+ Z0i for k = j,
+ Vk =0
which shows how the S parameters of a network with equal characteristic impedance can be converted to a network connected to transmission lines with unequal characteristic impedances.
The Transmission Matrix
The Transmission (ABCD) Matrix

The Z, Y , and S parameter representations can be used to characterize a
microwave network with an arbitrary number of ports.

In practice many microwave networks consist of a cascade connection of
two or more two-port networks.

In this case it is convenient to dene a 2 2 transmission, or ABCD
matrix, for each two-port network.

The ABCD matrix of the cascade connection of two or more two-port
networks can be easily found by multiplying the ABCD matrices of the individual two-ports. The ABCD matrix is dened for a two-port network in terms of the total voltages and currents as shown in the gure and the following: V1 I1 or in matrix form as [ V1 I1 ] = = = [ AV2 + BI2 , CV2 + DI2 , A C B D ][ V2 I2 ] .
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Figure: (a) A two-port network; (b) a cascade connection of two-port networks.
Note that a change in the sign convention of I2 has been made from our
previous denitions, which had I2 as the current owing into port 2. The convention that I2 ows out of port 2 will be used when dealing with ABCD matrices so that in a cascade network I2 will be the same current that ows into the adjacent network shown in Figure (b).
In the cascade connection of two two-port networks shown in Figure (b),
we have that
[ [
V1 I1 V2 I2
] = ] =
[ [
A1 C1 A2 C2 ][
B1 D1 B2 D2
][ ][
V2 I2 V3 I3
] , ] . (13) (12)
Substituting (13) into (12) gives
V1 I1
] =
A1 C1
B1 D1
A2 C2
B2 D2
][
V3 I3
] ,
which shows that the ABCD matrix of the cascade connection of the two networks is equal to the product of the ABCD matrices representing the individual two-ports. A library of ABCD matrices for elementary two-port networks can be built up, and applied in building-block fashion to more complicated microwave networks that consist of cascades of these simpler two-ports.
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Relation to Impedance Matrix

Knowing the Z parameters of a network, one can determine the ABCD
parameters.
Thus, for a two-port network with I2 to be consistent with the sign
convention used with ABCD parameters V1 V2 we have that A B C = = = V1 V2 V1 I2 I1 V2 = Z11 /Z21 ,

I2 =0
= =
I1 Z11 I2 Z12 , I1 Z21 I2 Z22 ,
=
V2 =0
Z11 Z22 Z12 Z21 , Z21 I1 I2 = Z22 /Z21 .

V2 =0
= 1/Z21 , and D =
I2 =0
If the network is reciprocal (then Z12 = Z21 ), we can show that
AD BC = 1.
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EN4520-Microwave Communications

Microwave Network Analysis

Department of Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering University of Moratuwa

EN4520-Microwave Communications Chandika Wavegedara

Microwave Network Analysis

EN4520-Microwave Communications Chandika Wavegedara

Microwave Network Analysis

Impedance and Equivalent Voltages and Currents

Equivalent Voltages and Currents

dicult (or impossible), unless a clearly dened terminal pair is available.

EN4520-Microwave Communications Chandika Wavegedara

Microwave Network Analysis

Impedance and Admittance Matrices

Impedance and Admittance Matrices

equivalent of a single propagating waveguide mode.

Microwave Network Analysis

Impedance and Admittance Matrices

voltage and current phasors.

Microwave Network Analysis

Impedance and Admittance Matrices

voltages and currents: V1 V2 . . . VN Z21 = . . . ZN 1 Z11 Z12 Z1N . . . . . . ZN N I1 I2 . . . IN ,

or in matrix form as [V ] = [Z][I].

EN4520-Microwave Communications Chandika Wavegedara

Microwave Network Analysis

Impedance and Admittance Matrices

Similarly, we can dene an admittance matrix [Y ] as

or in matrix form as [I] = [Y ][V ].

EN4520-Microwave Communications Chandika Wavegedara

Microwave Network Analysis

Impedance and Admittance Matrices

For an arbitrary N -port network, the impedance and admittance matrices

EN4520-Microwave Communications Chandika Wavegedara

Microwave Network Analysis

Impedance and Admittance Matrices

symmetric, so that Zij = Zji , and Yij = Yji .

Microwave Network Analysis

Impedance and Admittance Matrices

Microwave Network Analysis

Impedance and Admittance Matrices

This reduces (1) to

Now use the 2 2 admittance matrix of the (eectively) two-port network

= Y11 V1 + Y12 V2 , = Y21 V1 + Y21 V2 .

(V1a V2a V1b V2a )(Y12 Y21 ) = 0.

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Microwave Network Analysis

Impedance and Admittance Matrices

V2b can take on arbitrary values.

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Microwave Network Analysis

Impedance and Admittance Matrices

must be zero. Thus, Re{Pav } = 0, where Pav = =

1 t 1 [V ] [I] = [I]t [Z][I] 2 2 N N 1 Im Zmn In . 2 n=1 m=1

EN4520-Microwave Communications Chandika Wavegedara

Microwave Network Analysis

Impedance and Admittance Matrices

EN4520-Microwave Communications Chandika Wavegedara

Microwave Network Analysis

Microwave Network Analysis

Otherwise, the scattering parameters can be measured directly with a

vector network analyzer.

Figure: Helwlet-Packard HP8510B Network Analyzer

Microwave Network Analysis

Once the scattering parameters of the network are known, conversion to