Title :
Micro-coplanar striplines-new transmission media for microwave applications
Author :
Goverdhanam, K. ; Simons, R.N. ; Katehi, L.P.B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
In this paper a new transmission line for microwave applications, referred to here as the Micro-Coplanar Stripline (MCPS), is introduced. The propagation characteristics, such as, characteristic impedance (Z/sub 0/) and effective dielectric constant (/spl epsiv//sub eff/) for a range of MCPS geometries have been modeled using the Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) technique and presented here. Also, preliminary experimental results on the performance of an MCPS-Microstrip transition and an MCPS-fed patch antenna are presented. The results indicate several potential applications of the MCPS line in microwave integrated circuit technology.
Keywords :
antenna feeds; electric impedance; finite difference time-domain analysis; microstrip antennas; microwave integrated circuits; permittivity; strip lines; FDTD technique; MCPS-fed patch antenna; MCPS-microstrip transition; MIC technology; characteristic impedance; effective dielectric constant; micro-coplanar striplines; microwave applications; microwave integrated circuit technology; propagation characteristics; transmission medium; Dielectric constant; Finite difference methods; Geometry; Impedance; Microwave propagation; Patch antennas; Solid modeling; Stripline; Time domain analysis; Transmission lines;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1998 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4471-5
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1998.705170
