Synthesis of wide-band planar circulators using narrow coupling angles and undersized disk resonators

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 1991, Pages 1681-1687

  Helszajn, Joseph ^a   Baars, Reinhard D ^b  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UTE Microwave Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GYRATORS; RESONATORS--APPLICATIONS;

NARROW COUPLING ANGLES; OCTAVE-BAND CIRCULATORS; QUARTER-WAVE-LONG IMPEDANCE TRANSFORMERS; RADIAL/LUMPED-ELEMENT RESONATORS; UNDERSIZED DISK RESONATORS; WIDEBAND PLANAR CIRCULATORS;

WAVEGUIDE COMPONENTS;

EID: 0026239512     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.88538     Document Type: Article

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