A study of open thick microstrip: the hybrid quasistatic approximation
In this paper we study microstrips with rectangular and rounded edge cross sections. A hybrid quasistatic method is applied and the effective permittivity and the attenuation constant of the microstrip are found. Instead of the dielectric constant of the substrate an ideational one is used that depends on the geometry and the frequency. The attenuation constant for the rectangular microstrip was found to be in good agreement with values given in the literature. A microstrip with a rounded edge cross section has a smaller attenuation constant due to the conductor than that of a microstrip with a rectangular crosssection. Thus, a rounded edge microstrip is preferred because it will give an appreciable effect in reducing the ohmic losses of the line.