November 2009 [Components] Examine Balanced Twisted Bifilar Lines Balanced twisted bifilar transmission lines have broad applications for any circuits in which impedance transformations are required. By using a vector network analyzer (VNA), it is possible to measure the characteristic impedance of these balanced transmission lines in order to design desired impedance transformations. Measurements with a VNA can be made by using a balancedunbalanced (balun) transformer that converts a balanced network to an unbalanced network. In... January 2008 [Test & Measurement] Determine Twisted-Line Characteristic Impedance This approach shows how to calculate and measure the characteristic impedance of balanced twisted bifilar transmission lines using a commercial vector network analyzer. ANTONIO ALVES FERREIRA JUNIOR Electronic and Electrotechnical Department National Telecommunications Institute (INATEL), 510 João de Camargo Ave. 37540-000, Santa Rita do Sapucaí, Minas Gerais, Brazil; e-mail: ... |
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