New structure for a six-port reflectometer in monolithic microwave integrated-circuit technology

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 527-530

  Wiedmann, Frank ^b   Huyart, Bernard ^a,b   Bergeault, Eric ^a,b   Jallet, Louis ^b  

^a IEEE

^b TELECOM PARISTECH   (France)

Author keywords

Diode detector; Integrated circuit; Monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC); Phase shifter; Power divider; S parameter measurement; Six port reflectometer

Indexed keywords

DETECTORS; MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; PHASE SHIFTERS;

DIODE DETECTORS; POWER DIVIDERS; SIX PORT REFLECTOMETER;

REFLECTOMETERS;

EID: 0031121726     PISSN: 00189456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/19.571902     Document Type: Article

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