%0 Journal Article 
%A Gómez Tornero, José Luis
%A Álvarez Melcón , Alejandro
%T Leaky and Surface Waves in Multi-Layered Laterally Shielded Microstrip Transmission Lines
%D 2003
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10317/3890
%X In this paper the leakage effects in open laterally-
shielded multilayered microstrip transmission lines are investigated. Po-
tential solutions are often reported to be difficult to find, since they are
located in the complex propagating factor plane. To overcome this
problem, a novel iterative algorithm is implemented to relate the solu-
tions in the real axis of closed transmission lines with their correspond-
ing complex open structure modes. The problem of modeling the leaky
behavior of the open top wall is introduced, and a mathematical and
physical explanation of the solutions is proposed. The advantage of this
new technique is that it allows us to easily track the leaky solutions to
their final location in the complex plane. Results are presented, includ-
ing the field and power patterns associated to leaky waves, showing that
the derived technique is indeed effective for the study of the complex
modes excited in this type of structures.
%K Teoría de la Señal y las Comunicaciones
%K Antennas
%K Leaky-waves
%K Micostrip structures
%K Numerical methods
%K Integral  equation
%~ GOEDOC, SUB GOETTINGEN