A dielectric line having a sufficient ensured strength and being suitable
for mass production and a production method therefor are provided. The
production method is a method for manufacturing a dielectric line having
a dielectric strip which is provided between two conductive plates
approximately parallel to each other and which has a width smaller than
that of the conductive plates, and dielectric medium layers which are
filled between the conductive plates other than the dielectric strip and
which is composed of a porous material having a dielectric constant
smaller than that of the dielectric strip. The dielectric line (NRD
guide) is produced by film forming steps S11 and S12 in which a film of a
dielectric raw material is formed on one of the conductive plates, a
strip exposure step S13 in which a part of the above film having a shape
corresponding to the dielectric strip is exposed to predetermined light,
beams, or vapor, and pore forming steps S15 and S16 in which the entire
film of the dielectric raw material is made porous.