Spectral dyadic Green's function formulation for planar integrated structures

The problem of the complete determination of the dyadic spectral Green's function for an integrated planar structure with a grounded dielectric slab has been considered and solved in a rigorous way by using the spectral theory of the electromagnetic field. The reciprocity theorem and the geometrical symmetry of the structure have demonstrated the different roles played by the independent terms of the spectral Green's function in the evaluation of the electromagnetic characteristics of the grounded slab excited with a general source. Furthermore, an equivalent circuit representation of the structure, allowing a noteworthy simplification in the determination of the total power, has been obtained. These equivalent circuits and the derived spectral Green's function presented here can be used to analyze and design microstrip antennas of arbitrary shape with a general type of loading, such as matched or unmatched loads, parasitic, and shorting pins. >