Rigorous analysis of the propagation characteristics of general lossless and lossy multiconductor transmission lines in multilayered media

The frequency-dependent propagation characteristics of lossless and lossy open coupled polygonal conductor transmission lines in a multilayered medium are determined based on a rigorous full-wave analysis. A boundary integral equation technique is used in conjunction with the method of moments. Losses in conductors and layers are included in an exact way without making use of a perturbation approach. Dispersion curves for the complex propagation constants and impedances are presented for a number of relevant examples and, where possible, compared with published data.<
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