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Microwave Engineering David M Pozar 4ed Wiley 2012 086

The document illustrates the use of the Smith chart in transmission line theory through a specific example involving a load impedance of 40 + j70 ohms on a 100 ohm line. It details the calculations for the reflection coefficient at the load and input, input impedance, standing wave ratio, and return loss. The results include a reflection coefficient magnitude of 0.59, a standing wave ratio of 3.87, and a return loss of 4.6 dB.

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Microwave Engineering David M Pozar 4ed Wiley 2012 086

The document illustrates the use of the Smith chart in transmission line theory through a specific example involving a load impedance of 40 + j70 ohms on a 100 ohm line. It details the calculations for the reflection coefficient at the load and input, input impedance, standing wave ratio, and return loss. The results include a reflection coefficient magnitude of 0.59, a standing wave ratio of 3.87, and a return loss of 4.6 dB.

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66 Chapter 2: Transmission Line Theory

We will now illustrate the use of the Smith chart for a variety of typical transmission
line problems through examples.

EXAMPLE 2.2 BASIC SMITH CHART OPERATIONS


A load impedance of 40 + j70  terminates a 100  transmission line that is
0.3λ long. Find the reflection coefficient at the load, the reflection coefficient at
the input to the line, the input impedance, the standing wave ratio on the line, and
the return loss.
Solution
The normalized load impedance is
ZL
zL = = 0.4 + j0.7,
Z0
which can be plotted on the Smith chart as shown in Figure 2.11. By using a
drawing compass and the voltage coefficient scale printed below the chart, one can
read off the reflection coefficient magnitude at the load as || = 0.59. This same
compass setting can then be applied to the standing wave ratio (SWR) scale to
read SWR = 3.87 and to the return loss (RL) (in dB) scale to read RL = 4.6 dB.

ZL

Z in

FIGURE 2.11 Smith chart for Example 2.2.

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