title: Electrical equivalent circuit for microstrip micro-plasma: control of EM propagation and numerical simulations.
abstract: An approach to determine an equivalent electrical circuit of a micro planar discharge on a microstrip printed circuit is reported. The micro discharge is used to realize a dynamic microwave switching circuit. This approach is based on the measurement of the discharge current and the transmission coefficient for a given frequency 2.45 GHz. Numerical methods like FEM can be used to study the effect of plasma parameters on the propagation of electromagnetic waves through a microstrip printed circuit. Plasma behaves as flexible elements that can change its electrical proprieties such as conductivity.
authors.affiliation: Université de Toulouse, INPT, UPS, LAPLACE, 2 rue Charles Camichel, BP 7122, Toulouse cedex 7, France.
authors.forename: Almustafa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mohamad
authors.affiliation: Université de Toulouse, INPT, UPS, LAPLACE, 2 rue Charles Camichel, BP 7122, Toulouse cedex 7, France.
authors.forename: Vuong
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tân-Hoa
authors.affiliation: Université de Toulouse, INPT, UPS, LAPLACE, 2 rue Charles Camichel, BP 7122, Toulouse cedex 7, France.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jacques
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004566:Electrodes; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D004581:Electronics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D008872:Microwaves; D008904:Miniaturization; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D058626:Plasma Gases / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D058626:Plasma Gases