Analysis and Experimental Validation of a Type of Three-Microstrip Directional Coupler

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 1994, Pages 1624-1631

  Masot, Fátima ^a   Medina, Francisco ^a   Horno, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCUIT THEORY; COUPLED CIRCUITS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC NETWORK PARAMETERS; ELECTRIC NETWORK SYNTHESIS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; MICROSTRIP DEVICES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EVEN ODD MODE THEORY; HIGH COUPLING; SEMIREENTRANT MICROSTRIP COUPLER SECTION; THREE MICROSTRIP DIRECTIONAL COUPLER;

WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

EID: 0028499251     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.310555     Document Type: Article

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