Patent ID: 6608535
Filing Date: 2003-08-19
Classification: H01P,H05K

Abstract:
A method for transmitting a signal in a transmission line, comprising:supporting a conductor on a support layer; positioning a first ground plane from a first side of the support layer in a spaced relationship, the spacing between the first ground plane and the first side selected to form a propagation structure; positioning a second ground plane from a second side of the support layer in a spaced relationship, the spacing between the second ground plane and the second side selected to form a propagation structure; transmitting a signal along a combined signal line of the conductor; transmitting the signal from the combined signal line along a plurality of discrete signal lines of the conductor; channeling the signal between the combined signal line and the plurality of discrete signal lines; maintaining in each line a substantially constant phase and amplitude for the transmitted signal; containing an electromagnetic field generated by the signal substantially to the low-loss propagation structure; and absorbing downstream power interference on each of the discrete signal lines.