Multilayer MMIC Directional Couplers Using Thin Dielectric Layers

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 1270-1275

  Banba, Seiichi ^a   Ogawa, Hiroyo ^b  

^a SANYO ELECTRIC CO LTD   (Japan)

^b ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; DIELECTRIC FILMS; ELECTRIC LINES; ELECTRIC LOSSES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HYBRID INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; MULTILAYERS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; THIN FILMS;

COUPLER CONFIGURATIONS; DIRECTIONAL COUPLERS; REVERSE PHASE HYBRID RING; THIN DIELECTRIC LAYERS; THIN FILM TRANSMISSION LINES;

WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

EID: 0029324043     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.390182     Document Type: Article

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