“…We must therefore find a compromise between roughness and mechanical strength. In the millimetre and sub-millimetre frequency range coplanar waveguides are more commonly used in the design of circuits (Argarwal et al, 1998), (Haydl et al, 1999), (Hirose et al, 1998), (Papapolymerou et al, 1999). Many studies have, indeed, shown that coplanar waveguides can be considered as a good alternative to microstrip lines in this frequency range (Houdard, 1976), (Hirota & Ogawa, 1987), (Ogawa & Minagawa, 1987), (Brauchler et al, 1996), (Kulke & Wolff, 1996), (Herrick et al, 1998).…”