Frequency-Independent Equivalent Circuit Model for Microstrip Open-End and Gap Discontinuities

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 1994, Pages 1268-1272

  Alexopoulos, Nicolaos G ^a   Wu, Shih Chang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGEBRA; CAPACITORS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CURVE FITTING; ELECTRIC INDUCTORS; ELECTRIC LOSSES; LUMPED PARAMETER NETWORKS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSTRIP DEVICES; RESISTORS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

FREQUENCY INDEPENDENT EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT MODEL; MICROSTRIP GAP DISCONTINUITIES; MICROSTRIP OPEN END DISCONTINUITIES;

EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS;

EID: 0028465691     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.299766     Document Type: Article

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