Generalized spectral-domain analysis for multilayered complex media and high-T/sub c/ superconductor applications

An efficient algorithm for rigorously deriving the spectral-domain impedance dyadic Green's function for MMICs on general complex anisotropic or bi-anisotropic substrates is developed. Its main advantage is that it provides closed-form expressions for transverse propagation constants and related immittances in the spectral domain and, therefore, allows the following parameters to be taken into account: dielectric and magnetic losses of anisotropic or bi-anisotropic media without restrictions to the magnitude of tensor elements, alternative directions for magnetic bias, and the finite metallization thickness of conventional conductors and/or superconductors including their losses. Microstrip and coplanar waveguide structures in open, shielded, and conductor-backed technology can be treated. The theory is verified by comparison with previously published data, and its flexibility is demonstrated for both superconductor and conventional conductor (M)MIC structures.>