Btw, if you have more confidence and the substrate is pure, such as only air, you can try to get the results directly based on conformal mapping. :) 2009/11/3, Han, Guobing <han.guobing@xxxxxxxxx>: > Hi Craig, > > I have a idea. First, deriative the solution for two conductor > based on conformal mapping . Then, try to solve the four conductor > problem based on array theroy, that is, from [Z]4*4 to [Z]8*8. > > How do you think of it? > > Best wishes and good luck! > > Thanks, > Guobing > > > > 2009/10/20, colin_warwick@xxxxxxxxxxx <colin_warwick@xxxxxxxxxxx>: >> Hi Craig, >> >> Sorry I don't have an answer, but I do have a question: Is your heart set >> on >> an analytical expression, or would you settle for scripting a 2D field >> solver to give you plots of coupling versus geometry? >> >> -- Colin Warwick >> Signal Integrity Product Marketing Manager, Agilent EEsof EDA >> Blog: http://signal-integrity.tm.agilent.com >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] >> On >> Behalf Of Deibele, Craig Edmond >> Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 9:27 AM >> To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [SI-LIST] coupling calculations >> >> hi everyone, >> I have a scenario where I have four conductors enclosed inside of a tube >> and >> they are used as a coupled transmission line. I know what the >> characteristic >> impedance is of the sum mode, the two dipole modes, and of the quadripole >> mode. >> >> I've seen the equations for two coupled conductors (like for edge coupled >> microstrip/stripline or for broadside coupled transmission lines) and for >> the coupling (i.e. C *log( (Ze-Zo)/(Ze+Zo) ) >> >> I've gone through some of the math to extend the theory for 4 coupled >> conductor transmission lines. I'd have expected that this be done >> already, >> but haven't found any references. >> >> Any ideas or can anyone point me at a good reference? >> >> Thanks >> >> Craig deibele >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------ >> 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 technical documents are available at: >> http://www.si-list.net >> >> 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 >> >> >> > -- Guobing HAN, Senior Signal Integrity Engineer, Marvell Shanghai Ltd. 4F,Building4,399 Keyuan RD,Shanghai 201203, China Email: gbhan@xxxxxxxxxxx Office: 86-21-61094805 Mobile: 86-13818903075 MSN: han_guobing@xxxxxxxxxxx Web site: http://www.marvell.com ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.net 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