Title :
Analysis of unsymmetrical broadside-coupled coplanar waveguides for microwave integrated circuits
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA
Abstract :
An analysis of new broadside-coupled coplanar waveguides (CPW) having a completely asymmetrical structure, suitable for hybrid and monolithic microwave and millimeter-wave integrated circuits requiring broad bandwidths as well as loose and tight couplings, is presented. The results of the investigation, performed based on the spectral-domain analysis, demonstrate the versatility of the asymmetrical broadside-coupled CPW as compared to its symmetrical counterpart.
Keywords :
MMIC; coplanar waveguides; hybrid integrated circuits; millimetre wave integrated circuits; spectral-domain analysis; waveguide theory; asymmetrical broadside-coupled CPW; asymmetrical structure; bandwidths; hybrid integrated circuits; loose coupling; monolithic microwave integrated circuits; monolithic millimeter-wave integrated circuits; spectral-domain analysis; symmetrical coplanar waveguides; tight coupling; transmission line; unsymmetrical broadside-coupled coplanar waveguides; Coplanar waveguides; Coupling circuits; Dielectric constant; Hybrid integrated circuits; Impedance; MMICs; Microwave integrated circuits; Millimeter wave integrated circuits; Monolithic integrated circuits; Strips;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1996. AP-S. Digest
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3216-4
DOI :
10.1109/APS.1996.550052
