Design considerations of superconductive input multiplexers for satellite applications

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 44, Issue 7 PART 2, 1996, Pages 1213-1228

  Mansour, Raafat R ^a   Yc, Shcn ^a   Van Dokas, ^a   Jolley, Bill ^a   Thomson, Glenn ^a   Tang, Wai Cheung ^a   Kudsia, Chandra M ^a  

^a Com Dev Ltd ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SATELLITES; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DESIGN AIDS; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS; MICROWAVE FILTERS; PERFORMANCE; SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICES; SUPERCONDUCTING FILMS; TECHNOLOGY; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THIN FILMS;

SATELLITE APPLICATIONS; SUPERCONDUCTIVE INPUT MULTIPLEXERS;

MULTIPLEXING EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0030193834     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.508227     Document Type: Article

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