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A three‐dimensional transmission line with coplanar waveguide features
Author(s) -
Farcich Nick J.,
Asbeck P.M.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/mop.21881
Subject(s) - coplanar waveguide , microwave , conductor , transmission line , dispersion (optics) , waveguide , line (geometry) , electric power transmission , materials science , optics , substrate (aquarium) , ground plane , microwave transmission , electrical engineering , optoelectronics , engineering , acoustics , telecommunications , physics , antenna (radio) , composite material , geometry , geology , oceanography , mathematics
A new type of coplanar‐like transmission line is presented based on using the available third dimension to extend the surface area of the center conductor and ground planes. A prototype 3D coplanar line was fabricated using polydimethylsiloxane as the substrate material. Experimental and full‐wave electromagnetic simulation results confirm the structure's viability as a low loss, reduced phase velocity microwave waveguide that also has good dispersion characteristics. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 48: 2189–2192, 2006; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.21881