MIC Wave-Guiding Structures Filled with Anisotropic Media

There are considered generalized multiconductor lines with many anisotropic layers which cover a broad range of practically importent microwave guides suitable for present and future applications in MIC technology. After a short review and evaluation of existing analyses enabling to study such lines a new and efficient analysis method is developed and implemented. As an example a thorough and detailed discussion of the properties of a composite slot line is cited. The discussion is based on the conclusion derived from studying numerically the dispersion diagrams of such a line. Some new properties and possible applications in MIC technology of the line are indicated.