ABSTRACT
The Kirchhoff-type equivalent network representation of an antenna system is a corollary of the Lorentz reciprocity theorem of the time convolution type that illuminates its transmission/reception behavior. For the corresponding ElectroMagnetic (EM) radiated susceptibility analysis concerning the plane-wave coupling into Printed-Circuit Board traces, efficient computational models have been proposed and successfully validated. Despite the well-known benefits of utilizing the general property of (self-)reciprocity, it seems that its potentialities in analyzing radiated EM emissions/susceptibility of planar circuits have not been fully appreciated so far. The Thevenin voltage generator has been specified for the pulsed incident EM plane wave, as well as for known EM sources distributed in a bounded domain localized exterior to the planar circuit. It is demonstrated that the Kirchhoff-type equivalent circuit readily offers several ways for calculating the circuit's pulsed EM radiation characteristics. Finally, the obtained results are validated using Finite-Integration Technique and the Feature Selective Validation analysis.
