Transient Signals on Transmission Lines An Introduction to Non-Ideal Effects and Signal Integrity Issues in Electrical Systems

This book provides an introduction to transmission line effects in the time domain. Fundamentals including time of flight, impedance discontinuities, proper termination schemes, nonlinear and reactive loads, and crosstalk are considered. Required prerequisite knowledge is limited to conventional circuit theory. 

The material is tutorial for electrical and computer engineers on the topic of transient signals on transmission lines. Emphasis has been placed on aspects of the subject that have application to signal integrity and high-speed digital circuit design issues, including proper termination schemes to avoid impedance discontinuities, reactive and nonlinear loads, and an introduction to crosstalk.

The coverage focuses on the very important topic of transmission line transients which have been de-emphasized in most current textbooks.  This book is prepared to supplement traditional texts for advanced students studying electromagnetics and for a vast array ofpracticing electrical engineers, computer engineers and material scientists with interests in signal integrity and high-speed digital design.

In this second edition, examples and new problems have been added throughout.  A new chapter on differential transmission lines has also been incorporated

Introduction.- Solution of the Transmission Line Equations.- DC Signals on a Resistively Loaded Transmission Line.- Termination Schemes.- Equivalent Circuits, Cascaded Lines, and Fan-Outs.- Initially Charged Transmission Lines.- Finite Duration Pulses on Transmission Lines.- Transmission Lines with Reactive Terminations.- Lines with Nonlinear Loads.- Crosstalk on Weakly Coupled Transmission Lines.

Andrew F. Peterson received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana–Champaign. Since 1989, he has been a member of the faculty of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he is now a Professor. He teaches electromagnetic field theory and computational electromagnetics and conducts research in the development of computational techniques for electromagnetic scattering, microwave devices, and electronic packaging applications. He is a fellow of the IEEE and a fellow of the Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society (ACES). He is also a recipient of the IEEE Third Millennium Medal.

Gregory D. Durgin joined the faculty of Georgia Tech’s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering in fall 2003, where he serves as a professor in the Electromagnetics group. He received his B.S., M.S.,  and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. At Georgia Tech, he teaches classes on electromagnetic theory, satellite communications, radar systems, RFID systems, wireless power, antennas, and microwave electronics. In 2001, he was awarded the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Postdoctoral Fellowship and spent one year as a visiting researcher at Osaka University.  Prof. Durgin authored Space–Time Wireless Channels, the first textbook in the field of space–time channel modeling.  He has received numerous teaching and research awards and serves as a frequent consultant to industry.