Excitation of coupled slotline mode in finite-ground CPW with unequal ground-plane widths

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 713-717

  Ponchak, George E ^a   Papapolymerou, John ^b   Tentzeris, Manos M ^b  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coplanar waveguide (CPW); Coupling; Transmission lines

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMAL MAPPING; COUPLINGS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC LINES; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LAYOUT; LIGHT SCATTERING; MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; PHASE SHIFTERS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

FINITE-DIFFERENCE TIME-DOMAIN (FDTD) ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC WALLS; SLOTLINE-LIKE MODE; WILKINSON POWER DIVIDERS;

WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 14544274105     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2004.840571     Document Type: Conference Paper

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