Frequency and Time Domain Characterization of Microstrip-Ridge Structures

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 1993, Pages 1251-1262

  Engel, Andrew G ^a   Kateh, Linda P B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; DIELECTRIC WAVEGUIDES; ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; VLSI CIRCUITS;

ELECTROOPTIC MODULATOR; ETCHED GROOVE; INTEGRAL EQUATION MODE MATCHING TECHNIQUE; MICROSLAB LINES; MICROSTRIP RIDGE STRUCTURE; OPTICAL MODULATOR; SUBMILLIMETER/TERAHERTZ MONOLITHIC CIRCUITS;

MICROSTRIP DEVICES;

EID: 0027647044     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.241663     Document Type: Article

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