Full Wave Approach for the Analysis of Open Planar Waveguides with Finite Width Dielectric Layers and Ground Planes

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 142-149

  Yang, Xian Hua ^a   Shafai, Lotfollah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; MICROSTRIP DEVICES; NUMERICAL METHODS; SUBSTRATES;

FINITE WIDTH; FULL WAVE APPROACH; GROUND PLANER;

WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0028098669     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.265542     Document Type: Article

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