Coupled-Mode Theory of Two Nonparallel Dielectric Waveguides

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 1984, Pages 1469-1475

  Chang, David C ^a   Mchenry, Mark A ^b  

^a NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WAVEGUIDE COMPONENTS - COUPLERS;

COUPLED-MODE THEORY; DIRECTIONAL COUPLERS;

WAVEGUIDES, DIELECTRIC;

EID: 0021519539     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.1984.1132873     Document Type: Article

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