Integrated-Circuit Structures on Anisotropic Substrates

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn MTT-33, Issue 10, 1985, Pages 847-881

  Alexopoulos, Nicolaos G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES - NUMERICAL METHODS; MICROSTRIP DEVICES; MICROWAVES - PROPAGATION IN GUIDES; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS - ANISOTROPY; WAVEGUIDES;

ANISOTROPIC SUBSTRATES; COPLANAR WAVEGUIDES; METHOD OF MOMENTS; SLOTLINES; TRANSMISSION LINE MATRIX;

INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 0022133804     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.1985.1133145     Document Type: Article

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