Coplanar Waveguide Circuits, Components, and Systems

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.