Millimeter-wave filter design with Suspended Stripline

Abstract

The scope of this thesis is to establish design rules for the shielded form of Suspended Substrate Stripline (SSL) as a propagation medium, and also to introduce a practical model for calculation of the gap dimensions of the SSL. The results of this study show that there are available accurate and simple design formulas for the analysis and synthesis calculations of SSL transmission line parameters. It is also shown that the proposed method for analysis of the gap discontinuity can be used for practical applications with accurate results.