Title :
Unilateral Fin Line Coupler with PBG Substrate
Author :
Fernandes, H.C.C. ; Brito, Davi B.
Author_Institution :
Univ. Fed. do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal
Abstract :
The photonic band gap (PBG) crystals have been used as a perfectly reflecting substrate for many millimeter wave applications, in this work the fin line directional coupler with substrate PBG was analyzed using the TTL - transverse transmission line - method. Compared to older full wave methods the TTL is an efficient tool to determine the coupler characteristics, making possible a significant algebraic simplification of the equations involved in the process. In order to analyze the structure the effective dielectric constant, the attenuation constant and the coupling were determined. The results obtained for this application and the conclusions are presented.
Keywords :
fin lines; permittivity; photonic band gap; photonic crystals; transmission lines; waveguide couplers; PBG substrate; algebraic equation simplification; attenuation constant; dielectric constant; fin line directional coupler; millimeter wave applications; photonic band gap crystals; substrate PBG; transverse transmission line; unilateral fin line coupler; Circuits; Dielectric constant; Dielectric substrates; Directional couplers; Electromagnetic propagation; Maxwell equations; Millimeter wave technology; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystals; Transmission lines; Directional Coupler; Fin Lines; PBG ¿ Photonic Band Gap; TTL ¿ Transverse Transmission Line;
Conference_Titel :
Optoelectronic and Microelectronic Materials and Devices, 2006 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Perth, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0578-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0578-7
DOI :
10.1109/COMMAD.2006.4429882
