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- From: dino@inqmind.bison.mb.ca (Tony stewart)
- Newsgroups: sci.electronics
- Subject: Re: Waveguide question
- Message-ID: <LossVB1w165w@inqmind.bison.mb.ca>
- Date: Mon, 14 Dec 92 18:32:20 CST
- References: <1992Dec8.231911.6082@ucsu.Colorado.EDU>
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- barr@tramp.Colorado.EDU (BARR DOUG) writes:
-
- > Take a 50ohm coax waveguide of some 100 meters in length. Transmit a sine
- > wave from each end with a 50 ohm impedance amplifier toward the other end.
- > What happens when the two signals collide? Am I correct in saying the
- > voltages add?
-
- You can model transmission guides as a linear device and add signals at
- any location. The addition is also a matter of the phase coherency. They
- could subtract if your length is 1/4 wave multiple. To add make it 1/2
- wave. In either case if your sources have perfect impedance the steady
- state is the addition of 2 signals. ANy nonlinearities are easily
- detected as intermodulation (Sum& different frequencies) If they are
- coherent, THen you get a DC voltage (STANDING WAVE) for any non-linear
- effects.
-
- The same holds true for an unterminated or shorted signal path end.
- Microwave or low frequency. When the reflection "collides" with the
- incident wave, you get voltage doubling, depending on whether it is
- multiples of 1/2wave (Open) eg 0 length open circuit is double V...
- or 1/4,3/4 etc for shorted ends of the line.
-
- e-...>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>***<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<...e-
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- Regards,
- Tony Stewart/ Unisys Canada (204)257-9233 All opinions are my own!
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- dino@inqmind.bison.mb.ca
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