the eq. is correct since: 1-R2(w) =3D 2Zl/Zl+Zo -bill On 4/19/05, ray jiang <jlray2000@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Peter,=3D20 > I have some idea on this question. The 4.53 is the reflection at > the terminal, so it is (Zl-Z0)/(Zl+Z0). The deduce can be found in any > books about transmition line theroy. As 4.52, i agree with you that it > is the fraction of propagating signal that is absorbed by the load, > which should be 1-R2(w) =3D3D 2Z0/(Zl+Z0). If this deduce is right, i > think the book has made a mistake. >=20 > Best Regards, > Ray Jiang >=20 > On 4/19/05, Peter Zhu <peter.zhu@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > All: > >=3D20 > > One question in Dr. Howard Johnson-High Speed Digital Design: > >=3D20 > > How to understand the Equation 4.52 and 4.53 > >=3D20 > > I believe the T(W) is the fraction of propagating signal that is > > absorbed by the load, and the R2(W) is the fraction of propagating > > signal that reflects back toward the source. > >=3D20 > > But where do the two equations come from? How to deduce it? I think it'= s > > the base to fully understand the signal reflection. > >=3D20 > > Thanks in advance. > >=3D20 > > Peter > >=3D20 > > UTStarcom > >=3D20 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from si-list: > > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field > >=3D20 > > or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: > > //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list > >=3D20 > > For help: > > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field > >=3D20 > > List FAQ wiki page is located at: > > http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ > >=3D20 > > List technical documents are available at: > > http://www.si-list.org > >=3D20 > > List archives are viewable at: > > //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list > > or at our remote archives: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages > > Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: > > http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu > >=3D20 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To unsubscribe from si-list: > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field >=20 > or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list >=20 > For help: > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field >=20 > List FAQ wiki page is located at: > http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ >=20 > List technical documents are available at: > http://www.si-list.org >=20 > List archives are viewable at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list > or at our remote archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages > Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: > http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu >=20 > ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List FAQ wiki page is located at: http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.org List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu