Methods of suppression or avoidance of parallel-plate power leakage from conductor-backed transmission lines

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 169-181

  Das, Nirod K ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC WAVEGUIDES; ELECTRIC EXCITATION; ELECTRIC NETWORK SYNTHESIS; ESTIMATION; LEAKAGE CURRENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SUBSTRATES;

DIELECTRIC GUIDE COUPLED CONFIGURATION; PARALLEL PLATE POWER LEAKAGE; SHORTING PINS;

ELECTRIC LINES;

EID: 0030083895     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.481565     Document Type: Article

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