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IEEE Microwave and Guided Wave Letters
Volume 10 Number 12, December 2000

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Resonance Phenomena and Power Loss in Conductor-Backed Coplanar Structures

William H. Haydl

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Abstract:

Resonances and associated power loss which occur in conductor backed coplanar transmission lines (CPWs) at selected frequencies have been investigated by experiment and by three-dimensional (3-D) EM simulations from 1 to 230 GHz. It is found that a substantial part of the incident power is lost by reflection and radiation. The resonance frequencies are predictable by patch antenna theory.

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