Characterization of polypropylene thin-film microstrip lines at millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths
✍ Scribed by M. Nagel; T. Dekorsy; M. Brucherseifer; P. Haring Bolívar; H. Kurz
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 121 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0895-2477
- DOI
- 10.1002/mop.1096
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
We report on the characteristics of thin‐film microstrip lines with adhesive polypropylene tape as dielectric. The attenuation and dispersion have been measured in a frequency range between 30 and 800 GHz by electro‐optical sampling. A 31‐μm‐wide PP microstrip line exhibits a low attenuation of 0.09 dB/mm and an effective permittivity ε~r, eff~ of 1.85, both at 30 GHz. Both the excellent dielectric properties as well as the high planarity appear very attractive for future waveguide structures. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 29: 97–100, 2001.