Coplanar Waveguide Circuits Components and Systems

RAINEE N. SIMONS, PhD, works in the Communications Technology Division at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio, and is a fellow of IEEE.

Preface. Introduction. Conventional Coplanar Waveguide. Conductor--Backed Coplanar Waveguide. Coplanar Waveguide with Finite--Width Ground Planes. Coplanar Waveguide Suspended Inside A Conducting Enclosure. Coplanar Striplines. Microshield Lines and Coupled Coplanar Waveguide. Attenuation Characteristics of Conventional, Micromachined, and Superconducting Coplanar Waveguides. Coplanar Waveguide Discontinuities and Circuit Elements. Coplanar Waveguide Transitions. Directional Couplers, Hybrids, and Magic--Ts. Coplanar Waveguide Applications. References. Index.