The Effect of Mutual Inductance and Mutual Capacitance on the Transient Response of Braided-Shield Coaxial Cables

A quantitative comparison is made of the importance of mutual inductance and mutual capacitance in the leakage of transient signals through the braid of a coaxial cable. The difference between mutual inductance and mutual capacitance coupling is vividly exhibited in the transient predictions. Comparisons of predictions to measurements made on a length of RG-214 test cable are also included.