Coplanar Waveguide Circuits Components & Systems by Rainee N. Simons Hardcover - 360 pages Editorial Reviews From Book News, Inc. A resource for engineers, collecting all available data on the subject of coplanar waveguide circuits, components, and systems. Discusses propagation parameters for conventional coplanar waveguides, and offers derivation of fundamental equations, physical explanations, and numerical examples. Coverage includes discontinuities and circuit elements, transitions to other transmission media, hybrids and magic T, tunable devices using ferroelectric materials, and printed circuit antennas. Simons works at NASA Glenn Research Center.Book News, Inc.®, Portland, OR SciTech Book News Vol. 25, No. 2 June 2001 "A resource for engineers, collecting all available data on the subject of coplanar waveguide circuits, components, and systems." Book Info Complete resource on coplanar waveguide circuits, components and systems, offering valuable details on the subject and its many subtopics, including the derivation of the fundamental equations, physical explanations, and numerical examples. Covers printed circuit antennas, photonic bandgap structures, directional couplers, and much more. DLC: Microwave transmission lines.