Title :
Optimum excitation of surface waves on planar structures
Author :
Mahmoud, S.F. ; Antar, Y.M.M. ; Hammad, H.F. ; Freundorfer, A.P.
Author_Institution :
EE Dept., Kuwait Univ., Safat, Kuwait
Abstract :
Recent investigations by the authors have suggested the use of coplanar waveguide (CPW) driven slots as the most suitable surface wave launchers for monolithic fabrication in the millimetre regime. In this paper, an attempt is made to establish the theoretical foundation for operation of a slab beam power combiner. Accordingly, we investigate the surface wave power excited by a slot dipole on the ground plane of a grounded multilayer dielectric slab.
Keywords :
coplanar waveguides; power combiners; slot line components; waveguide theory; CPW; coplanar waveguide driven slots; multilayer dielectric slab; planar integrated microwave circuits; slab beam power combiner; slot dipole; surface wave launchers; surface wave optimum excitation; surface wave power; surface wave power combining; Admittance; Coplanar waveguides; Coupling circuits; Dielectrics; Educational institutions; Gaussian distribution; Optical device fabrication; Power combiners; Slabs; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2003. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Columbus, OH, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7846-6
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2003.1219186
