Time Domain Investigation of the Plane Wave Coupling to a Non-Lineary Loaded Transmission Line Network

The coupling of plane waves with a specific time function, incident direction and polarization to a transmission line network (TLN) consisting of three single-wire transmission lines is investigated. The network is analyzed simulatively and experimentally in a GTEM cell. The coupled voltage to the TLN is investigated in frequency domain and in time domain. The investigation in time domain allows taking into account non-linear loads like diodes. The simulations were done in LTspice, a simulation tool for circuit simulation. The model is validated against an existing frequency domain solution for linear loads. Furthermore, both of the simulated results are compared to measured ones.