Accurate Wide-Range Design Equations for the Frequency-Dependent Characteristic of Parallel Coupled Microstrip Lines

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1984, Pages 83-90

  Kirschning, Manfred ^a   Jansen, Rolf H ^b  

^a Honeywell GmbH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TELECOMMUNICATION LINES, STRIP - MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CHARACTERISTIC IMPEDANCE; EFFECTIVE DIELECTRIC CONSTANTS; PARALLEL COUPLED MICROSTRIP LINES; POWER-CURRENT FORMULATION;

MICROSTRIP DEVICES;

EID: 0021202977     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.1984.1132616     Document Type: Article

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