Accurate Modeling, Wave Mechanisms, and Design Considerations of a Substrate Integrated Waveguide

A new method of analysis is presented in this paper for the determination of complex propagation constants in substrate integrated waveguides (SIWs). This method makes use of the concept of surface impedance to model the rows of conducting cylinders, and the proposed model is then solved by combining a method of moments and a transverse resonance procedure. The proposed method is further applied to extract results in terms of parametric curves and graphs which demonstrate fundamental and interesting wave guidance and leakage properties of this type of periodic waveguide. Useful design rules are extracted from this analysis, suggesting that appropriate design parameters and regions should be carefully selected for practical applications. In addition, comprehensive review and comparisons with published results are also presented to show the performance and accuracy of the proposed modeling technique. Practical measurements of fabricated samples with different levels of loss have confirmed the accuracy of this new method and validity of design rules.