Session 2: Field Theory of Guiding Structures

This session and the companion session on Component Applications of Field Theory evolved from the review of some 50 papers by the Field Theory Subcommittee of the 1984 MTT-S Technical Program Committee. The process began with the selection of papers which the Subcommittee felt were indeed field theoretic in nature and which treated topics of current interest. These papers were then further screened to determine which were more suitable for Open Forum presentation and which could be grouped to develop sessions with some coherence of theme. After long hours of review and debate and many difficult decisions, we organized this year's sessions on Field Theory of Guiding Structures and Component Applications of Field Theory.