A measurement-based design equation for the attenuation of MMIC-compatible coplanar waveguides

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 241-243

  Ponchak, George E ^a,c   Matloubian, Mehran ^a,b   Katehi, Linda P B ^a,b  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Hughes Aircraft Co   (United States)

^c University of Michigan   (United States)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Coplanar waveguide; Microwave transmission lines

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC LINES; ELECTRIC LOSSES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ATTENUATION; MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON;

COPLANAR WAVEGUIDE TRANSMISSION LINES;

WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0033078209     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.744301     Document Type: Article

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