Analysis and design of superconducting left-handed transmission lines

In this paper, for the first time, we study the properties of a superconductive-based left-handed transmission line (SLHTL). The effect of the kinetic inductance on the propagation constant of the left-handed transmission line is analyzed. It is shown that increasing the kinetic inductance decreases both the bragg frequency and the negative index frequency band of a distributed LHTL. A Coplanar waveguide structure is proposed to realize the LHTL. It is shown that the CPW structure has the capability of increasing-the kinetic inductance of the TL by narrowing the spacing between the line and the ground plane because they are deposited on the same side of the substrate. This was not possible in a microstrip line as the spacing between the line and the ground is equal to the substrate thickness and is usually fixed. Furthermore, the dependency of the kinetic inductance to the bias current has been employed to design a tunable SLHTL. Possible applications of the tunable SLHTL in the design of miniaturized tunable resonators and filters are discussed.