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6.1 FEED LINE CHARACTERISTICS 277
6.1.1 TEM Mode 277
6.1.2 Line Impedance 278
6.1.3 Concept of Cutoff Wavelength / Frequency 280
6.1.4 Power Handling 281
6.1.5 Attenuation 281

6.2 OPEN LINES 282
6.2.1 Open line Definition 282
6.2.2 Wire Lines 282
6.2.3 Strip Lines 284

6.3 FIBER OPTIC LINES 290
6.3.1 Introduction 290
6.3.2 Fiber Optic Line Family 290
6.3.3 Hollow-Core Photonic Crystal Fiber 294
6.3.4 Optical Waveguides 295

6.4 CLOSED LINES 296
6.4.1 Introduction 296
6.4.2 Coaxial Lines 297
6.4.3 Waveguide Rectangular (WR) 300
6.4.4 Waveguide Circular (WC) 303
6.4.5 Waveguide of Ridge Double (WRD) 304
6.4.6 Corrugated Elliptical Waveguide 305
6.4.7 Finline Waveguides 305

6.5 BASICS OF LINE THEORY 306
6.5.1 Lumped Circuit Model of a Transmission Line 306
6.5.2 Wave Equations and Boundary Conditions 306

6.6 MORE INFORMATION ABOUT FEED LINES 308
6.6.1 Introduction 308
6.6.2 Two-Wire Line 308
6.6.3 Coaxial Line 309
6.6.4 Waveguide Rectangular 311
6.6.5 Waveguide Circular 316
6.6.6 Symmetric Stripline 321
6.6.7 Microstrip 324
6.6.8 Slotline 326
6.6.9 Coplanar Waveguide (CPW) and Grounded CPW (GCPW) 328

6.7 FEED TRANSITIONS / INTERCONNECTIONS 331
6.7.1 Introduction 331
6.7.2 Coax-to-Coax Transition 331
6.7.3 Coax-to-Waveguide Transition / Adapter 335
6.7.4 Coax-to-Microstrip Inline Mount Adapter 337
6.7.5 Coax-to-Coplanar Waveguide Inline Adapter 338