An improved network modeling of slot-coupled microstrip lines

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 46, Issue 10 PART 1, 1998, Pages 1484-1491

  Kirn, Jeong Phill ^a,b   Park, Wee Sang ^a,b  

^a LIG Nex1 Co   (South Korea)

^b Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Circuit model; Coupled microstrip lines; Reciprocity theorem; Slot; Spectral domain analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000985949     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.721151     Document Type: Article

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