Title :
Overview of quasi-planar transmission lines
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Texas Univ., Austin, TX, USA
fDate :
2/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A number of quasi-planar transmission lines are reviewed in terms of the general propagation characteristics including useful features, precautions in practice, and some design information. Transmission lines discussed here include coplanar waveguides, finlines, suspended stripline, and microslab waveguides. Attenuation characteristics of some of these lines are compared. The problem of discontinuity characterizations is discussed
Keywords :
fin lines; strip lines; waveguides; attenuation; coplanar waveguides; discontinuity characterizations; finlines; microslab waveguides; propagation characteristics; quasi-planar transmission lines; suspended stripline; Attenuation; Coplanar transmission lines; Coplanar waveguides; Finline; Frequency; Microstrip; Stripline; Transmission line discontinuities; Transmission line theory; Transmission lines;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on