A transmission-line model is developed for the analysis of planar waveguides including wire-medium slabs with vertically aligned wires. The developed network formalism allows for an effective determination of the modal dispersion equation via transverse resonance, as opposed to the more cumbersome field-matching approach. Closed and open parallel-plate waveguides loaded with wire medium are considered. The suppression of undesired TEM-mode propagation and the possible achievement of a unimodal regime are investigated. Numerical results, validated also against state-of-the-art simulation software, confirm the accuracy and effectiveness of the proposed approach. Dispersion relations of complex modes are obtained for a class of leaky-wave antennas based on open wire-medium layered structures covered by partially reflecting screens.
Comite, D., Burghignoli, P., Baccarelli, P., Galli, A. (2015). Wire-medium loaded planar structures: A novel transmission-line model and relevant dispersion properties. In European Microwave Week 2015: "Freedom Through Microwaves", EuMW 2015 - Conference Proceedings; 2015 45th European Microwave Conference Proceedings, EuMC (pp.347-350). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. [10.1109/EuMC.2015.7345771].
Wire-medium loaded planar structures: A novel transmission-line model and relevant dispersion properties
BACCARELLI, PAOLO;
2015-01-01
Abstract
A transmission-line model is developed for the analysis of planar waveguides including wire-medium slabs with vertically aligned wires. The developed network formalism allows for an effective determination of the modal dispersion equation via transverse resonance, as opposed to the more cumbersome field-matching approach. Closed and open parallel-plate waveguides loaded with wire medium are considered. The suppression of undesired TEM-mode propagation and the possible achievement of a unimodal regime are investigated. Numerical results, validated also against state-of-the-art simulation software, confirm the accuracy and effectiveness of the proposed approach. Dispersion relations of complex modes are obtained for a class of leaky-wave antennas based on open wire-medium layered structures covered by partially reflecting screens.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
