This book presents and discusses alternatives to ordinary transmission lines for the design and implementation of advanced RF/microwave components in planar technology.

This book is devoted to the analysis, study and applications of artificial transmission lines mostly implemented by means of a host line conveniently modified (e.g., with modulation of transverse dimensions, with etched patterns in the metallic layers, etc.) or with reactive loading, in order to achieve novel device functionalities, superior performance, and/or reduced size.

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This book examines differential-mode and balanced microwave filters by discussing several implementations of practical realizations of these passive components. This book is divided into five parts. Part 1 is an introductory chapter, where the fundamentals of balanced lines, circuits and networks are presented. Part 2 covers balanced transmission lines with common-mode noise suppression and discusses strategies for common-mode suppression in balanced lines, application of common-mode filters to enhance common-mode suppression in single-band and dual-band balanced bandpass filters. Next,...