Characterization of finite ground coplanar waveguide with narrow ground planes

International Journal of Microcircuits and Electronic Packaging

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 167-172

  Ponchak, George E ^a   Tentzeris, Emmanouil M ^b,c,d   Katehi, Linda P B ^b  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^d TECHNICAL CHAMBER OF GREECE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Coplanar Waveguides; Microwave Transmission Lines; Propagation Characteristics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001312494     PISSN: 10631674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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