USING SELECTIVE ASYMPTOTICS TO ACCELERATE DISPERSION ANALYSIS OF MICROSTRIP LINES

A selective asymptotic technique (SAT) to accelerate the elements of t he impedance matrix in the conventional spectral-domain approach (SDA) is presented. Instead of using the full asymptotic expression of the Green's functions, only those parts which cannot be evaluated in close d form are approximated by their asymptotic expressions. The resulting expressions are more accurate and systematic, as no additional parame ter is introduced. The technique is applied to determine the effective dielectric constant of an open microstrip line to demonstrate its eff iciency.