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EE342: Microwave Engineering

Lecture 7: Impedance Matching: Single Stub Tuning
Instructor: Maira Islam
Single Stub Tuning (SST)
Stub:
A single open circuited or short circuited length of
transmission line
Stub is connected either in series or parallel with the
transmission feed line at a certain distance from the
load.
Lumped elements are not applicable at all the
frequencies.
Single stub tuning is very convenient as it can be
fabricated as a part of transmission line media
Shunt Stubsfor Microstrip Lines or stripline
Series Stubsfor slotline or coplanar waveguide
Single Stub Tuning
(SST)

Chapter 5:
Pozar
Single Stub Tuning (SST)
Analytical Solution to SST
In case of a shunt stub the circuit looks like
Analytical Solution to SST
Analytical Solution to SST
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After making = , the second step is to

transform B=0.
The length of the stub is chosen so that its
input susceptance =

EE847 Microwave
Networks & Passive
Components

Single Stub Tuning

For any mismatched load, as
the length of TL is varied,
there comes a point where
the real part of (or
)becomes equal to 1 ( or
)
=
The reactive part is cancelled
at that point by adding a
series or shunt reactive
component made using OC
or SC Transmission line
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EE847 Microwave
Networks & Passive
Components

Shunt Stubs
Admittance chart is
used for shunt stub
OC Stub
matching
Length of transmission
line d is calculated Yin
is
A shunt stub with
suceptance jB is
connected in series at
point d
The length of stub l is
calculated to get the SC Stub
required suceptance
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EE847 Microwave
Networks & Passive
Components

Example : Shunt Stub Matching

Match a load of 25+j100
to a TL of = 0

=50 0.5+j2
Length
of TL d
l =0.271

Length of o/c stub l

d (s/c) =0.055
Length of s/c stub l d (o/c) =0.305

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Smith Chart Solution to SST
Using the smith chart, design a shorted shunt,
single stub tuner to match the load =
7. to a TL with = 0
As we are talking about
admittance short is on the
opposite side

y=
Y=0
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EE847 Microwave
Networks & Passive
Components

Series Stubs
Impedance chart is
used for series stub
SC Stub
matching
Length of transmission
line l is calculated Zin
is
A series stub with
reactance jX is
connected in series at
point d
The length of stub l is
calculated to get the OC Stub
required reactance
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EE847 Microwave
Networks & Passive
Components

Example : Series Stub Matching

Match a load of 100+j50 d(o/c) =0.375 d(s/c) =0.125
to a TL of = 0

Length of =50 2+ j
S/C Stub
l
l =0.1257
Length of
O/C Stub
l

Length of TL d
Single Stub Series Tuning
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EE847 Microwave
Networks & Passive
Components

Stub Matching : Examples