Propagation Characteristics of Pseudochiral Microstrip Lines

• Published in: IEEE transactions on microwave theory and techniques 2010-12, Vol.58 (12), p.3409-3416
• Main Authors: Ardakani, Hossein Hatefi, Rashed-Mohassel, Jalil, Jahromi, Abbas Akbarzadeh, Amirhosseini, Mohammad Khalaj
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Circuit properties; Devices; Dispersion; Electric, optical and optoelectronic circuits; Electronics; Equations; Exact sciences and technology; Integrated circuits; Mathematical model; Media; Method of lines; Method of lines (MoL); Microstrip; Microstrip lines; Microwave circuits, microwave integrated circuits, microwave transmission lines, submillimeter wave circuits; Microwave theory and techniques; Microwaves; Orientation; pseudochiral Omega medium; Spectral lines; spectral-domain technique (SDT); Substrates
• ISSN: 0018-9480; 1557-9670
• DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2010.2081470

This paper presents new detailed features of microstrip lines on a generic pseudochiral medium. A full-wave analysis is also proposed based on the spectral domain technique to extract the propagation characteristics of the new line in a straightforward way is compared to other methods in the literature. In addition, The Extended Method of Lines (E-MoL) is implemented to validate the results. It is found that the orientation of the Ω particles has significant effects on propagation characteristics of the microstrip line. Several novel characteristics are achieved, which is not the case for conventional microstrip lines. These appealing phenomena may be very promising in realization of new devices in microwave and millimeter-wave integrated circuits.