Patent ID: 6552635
Filing Date: 2003-04-22
Classification: H01P,H05K

Abstract:
A suspended transmission line, comprising:a dielectric support layer having a first side and a second side; a conductor supported by the support layer and having a first part supported at the first side of the support layer and a second part supported at the second side of the support layer; a first ground plane positioned from the first side of the dielectric support layer in a spaced relationship, the spacing between the first ground plane and the first side selected to form a propagation structure to substantially contain the electromagnetic field generated by a transmitted signal on the conductor in the propagation structure; a second ground plane positioned from the second side of the dielectric support layer in a spaced relationship, the spacing between the second ground plane and the second side selected to form a propagation structure to substantially contain the electromagnetic field generated by a transmitted signal on the conductor in the propagation structure; and a plurality of broadside connectors spaced to include a selected number of connectors per wavelength of the transmitted signal frequency at substantially equal distances along the conductor to maintain a substantially constant phase and amplitude for the transmitted signal on the conductor, the plurality of broadside connectors connecting the first and second parts along the length of the conductor.