Hybrid guided modes in biaxial planar waveguides

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 486-499

  Maldonado, T A ^a   Gaylord, T K ^b  

^a The University of Texas at Arlington   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MICROSTRIP LINES; MICROWAVE DEVICES; PERMITTIVITY; SUBSTRATES; TENSORS; TRANSMISSION LINE THEORY;

BIAXIAL PLANAR WAVEGUIDES; ELECTROMAGNETIC ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE; MILLIMETER WAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; SPECTRAL DOMAIN TECHNIQUE; TRANSMISSION LINE MATRIX METHOD;

DIELECTRIC WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0030106884     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.485612     Document Type: Article

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