Up-to-date coverage of the analysis and applications of coplanar
waveguides to microwave circuits and antennas
The unique feature of coplanar waveguides, as opposed to more
conventional waveguides, is their uniplanar construction, in which
all of the conductors are aligned on the same side of the
substrate. This feature simplifies manufacturing and allows faster
and less expensive characterization using on-wafer techniques.
Coplanar Waveguide Circuits, Components, and Systems is
an engineer's complete resource, collecting all of the available
data on the subject. Rainee Simons thoroughly discusses propagation
parameters for conventional coplanar waveguides and includes
valuable details such as the derivation of the fundamental
equations, physical explanations, and numerical examples.
Coverage also includes:
* Discontinuities and circuit elements
* Transitions to other transmission media
* Directional couplers, hybrids, and magic T
* Microelectromechanical systems based switches and phase
shifters
* Tunable devices using ferroelectric materials
* Photonic bandgap structures
* Printed circuit antennas
