Title :
Slow-wave propagation of microstrip consisting of electric-magnetic-electric (EME) composite metal strips
Author :
Ching-Kuo Wu ; Tzuang, C.-K.C.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electr. Commun. Eng., Nat. Chiao Tung Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan
Abstract :
A novel integrated microstrip slow-wave line is presented. The new microstrip replaces the conventional metal strip by the composite metals paralleling the electric and magnetic surfaces. The magnetic surface is made of an array of coupled inductors that perturb the modal currents periodically. The theoretical results, validated by experiment, show more than 60% increase in the slow-wave factor while maintaining the Q-factor values which can be achieved using the proposed structure.
Keywords :
Q-factor; microstrip lines; periodic structures; slow wave structures; Q-factor values; coupled inductors; electric-magnetic-electric composite metal strips; integrated microstrip slow-wave line; magnetic surface; modal current perturbation; slow-wave propagation; Coils; Couplings; Frequency; Inductors; Microstrip antennas; Propagation constant; Q factor; Scattering; Strips; Surface impedance;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 2001 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Phoenix, AZ, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6538-0
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2001.966996
