Quasi-static analysis of a two-conductor modal filter with a thin passive conductor

The paper presents the results of the quasi-static analysis of a two-conductor modal filter with a thin passive conductor. The geometrical parameters of the structure under investigation were optimized using a genetic algorithm. The authors performed the quasi-static simulation in the time domain with and without losses. It revealed that with a significant reduction in the thickness of the passive conductor it is possible to preserve or improve the electromechanical properties of the modal filter. The authors showed that in the proposed configuration the difference of per-unit-length delays increased from 0.43 to 0.93 ns, and the maximum output voltage decreased from 501 to 498 mV.