Finite ground coplanar (FGC) waveguide: A better transmission line for microwave circuits

Advancing Microelectronics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 15-18

  Ponchak, George E ^a   Katehi, Linda P B ^b  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Coplanar waveguide; Coupling; Finite ground coplanar waveguide; Transmission lines

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002061823     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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