Transient current propagation along a wire penetrating a circular aperture in an infinite planar conducting screen

The shielding properties of a wire penetrating an infinite planar screen are considered. Time domain results are presented for the case of a transient current pulse propagating along the wire. These results are obtained by first computing numerical solutions for the problem in the frequency domain and then utilizing the inverse Fourier transform. Two double exponential pulses with differing characteristics are considered. Numerical results for the two pulses are compared to determine the effects of the pulse characteristics on the shielding properties of the geometry. Applications to via structures in high-speed circuits are also briefly discussed. It is observed that even for very small apertures, the effect of the screen on the low-frequency pulse is negligible. As the pulse width decreases, the effect of the screen becomes more prominent. For the high-frequency case, the pulse is significantly affected by the screen. Unlike the low-frequency pulse, the amplitude of the high-frequency pulse is dependent on the aperture size. Even for large apertures, the attenuation becomes significant as the current propagates down the wire. It is shown that as the width of the input pulse decreases, the distortion in the pulse shape becomes more pronounced. This effect is especially important in applications related to high-speed integrated circuits.< >