Broadband spatially combined amplifier array using tapered slot transitions in waveguide

IEEE Microwave and Guided Wave Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 42-44

  Alexanian, A ^a,b   York, R A ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Power amplifiers; Spatial power combining; Tapered slot antennas; Waveguide transitions

Indexed keywords

ARRAYS; MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES; SLOT ANTENNAS; SUBSTRATES; WAVEGUIDES;

WAVEGUIDE CROSS SECTION; WAVEGUIDE TRANSITIONS;

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 0031075529     PISSN: 10518207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/75.553053     Document Type: Article

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