Quasi-Static Characteristics of Microstrip on an Anisotropic Sapphire Substrate

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 1976, Pages 499-505

  Owens, Roger P ^a   Aitken, James E ^a   Edwards, Terence C ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; MICROWAVE DEVICES;

MICROSTRIP; MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

TELECOMMUNICATION LINES, STRIP;

EID: 0016985217     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.1976.1128887     Document Type: Article

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