Published in 1993, by Wiley-Interscience, New York, USA (ISBN 0-471-57443-0).
Multiconductor Transmission-Line Structures is a valuable addition to the literature in the field. It combines highly accessible presentation with rigorous treatment of all subjects - many of them rarely discussed in microwave books, such as generalized modal theory and a perturbation approach to modal analysis. Designed to be a self-contained reference, requiring no outside source material, the background required to follow each discussion is contained within the text.
Multiconductor Transmission-Line Structures is divided into four main chapters: Introduction to the theory of multiconductor transmission lines; A perturbation approach to modal analysis; Resonance effects due to multiconductor-line discontinuities; and Generalized modal theory.
Within each chapter, subjects are discussed in three phases: relevance, theory and analysis, and applications. Throughout, the author avoids concentrating on specific devices. Instead, he presents theory and methods applicable to the whole class of multiconductor transmission-line structures. Specific microwave configurations are dealt with only at the conclusion of each chapter wherein numerical applications are worked out. In an effort to make the text more accessible to students, the author employs the frequency-domain quasi-TEM approach in the presentation and discussion of all topics covered.
The new and original material in this book will appeal to a diversified audience. R&D microwave scientists will appreciate the use of a perturbation approach to modal analysis and generalized modal theory. Owing to its rigorous treatment of both theoretical issues and practical applications, it is sure to become an indispensable handbook for engineers concerned with the design and modelling of microwave circuits, telecommunications systems, or power systems. And students and professors in advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in electromagnetics and microwave technologies will find it a valuable supporting text.