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Transmission Line Capacitance Measurement

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Author(s)

Dylan F. Williams, Roger Marks

Abstract

The capacitance of coplanar lines is measured with two new techniques, one utilizing the resistance of the line and the other that of a resistor embedded in the line. The results of both measurements agree closely with calculations. A technique for directly comparing the capacitance of two similar transmission lines is also demonstrated. The relevance of these measurements to the determination of characteristic impedance is discussed.
Citation
IEEE Microwave and Guided Wave Letters
Volume
1
Issue
9
Pub Type
Journals

Download Paper

https://doi.org/10.1109/75.84601
Electromagnetics

Citation

Williams, D. and Marks, R. (1991), Transmission Line Capacitance Measurement, IEEE Microwave and Guided Wave Letters, [online], https://doi.org/10.1109/75.84601 (Accessed October 17, 2025)

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Created September 1, 1991, Updated November 10, 2018
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