Uniplanar hybrid couplers using asymmetrical coplanar striplines

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 45, Issue 12 PART 2, 1997, Pages 2234-2240

  Heimer, Brad Ryan ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Coplanar striplines; Coplanar waveguides; Hybrid coupler; Uniplanar circuits

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COUPLED CIRCUITS; ELECTRIC LOSSES; STRIP TELECOMMUNICATION LINES; WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

UNIPLANAR HYBRID COUPLERS;

MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 0031378744     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.643822     Document Type: Article

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