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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

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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

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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

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

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.

Review

"A resource for engineers, collecting all available data on the subject of coplanar waveguide circuits, components, and systems." (SciTech Book News Vol. 25, No. 2 June 2001)

Long Description

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 engineers 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

Review Text

"A resource for engineers, collecting all available data on the subject of coplanar waveguide circuits, components, and systems." (SciTech Book News Vol. 25, No. 2 June 2001)

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"A resource for engineers, collecting all available data on the subject of coplanar waveguide circuits, components, and systems." (SciTech Book News Vol. 25, No. 2 June 2001)

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"A resource for engineers, collecting all available data on the subject of coplanar waveguide circuits, components, and systems."(SciTech Book News Vol. 25, No. 2 June 2001)

Feature

This will be the first book devoted entirely to the theory and applications of coplanar waveguides, which are becoming important as an alternative to the more common stripline and microstripline waveguides.

• Author is acknowledged expert with numerous publications in this area.
• First book devoted entirely to the theory and applications of coplanar waveguides.
• Important applications in telecommunications.

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