The Use of Non-Euclidean Geometry in Measurements of Periodically Loaded Transmission Lines

Abstract

Tire propagation characteristics of periodically loaded transmission lines can be deduced from impedance measurements taken with a series of dlff erent terminating configurations in a manner analogous to the "nodal shift" ]method of measuring microwave junction characteristics. The non-Euclidean properties of impedance transformations form a particularly simple approach for analyzing measurements in the case of the loaded line.