Title : 
An Experimental Investigation of Microstrip Properties on Soft Substrates from 2 to 40 GHz
         
        
            Author : 
Romanofsky, R.R. ; Bhasin, K.B. ; Ponchak, G.E. ; Downey, A.M. ; Connolly, D.J.
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
Dispersion and loss characteristics of microstrip lines on 10 mil and 31 mil electrodeposited and electroless copper clad-Teflon substrates were experimentally obtained from 2-40 GHz. The roles of surface roughness and radiation in total loss are examined.
         
        
            Keywords : 
Dielectric losses; Dielectric substrates; Dispersion; Microstrip; Optical resonators; Permittivity; Resonance; Resonant frequency; Rough surfaces; Surface roughness;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1985 IEEE MTT-S International
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
St. Louis, MO, USA
         
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/MWSYM.1985.1132072