Theory and experiment of thin-film junction circulator

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 46, Issue 11 PART 1, 1998, Pages 1645-1653

  How, H ^a   Oliver, S A ^a   McKnight, Stephen W ^a   Zavracky, P M ^a   McGruer, N E ^a   Vittoria, C ^a  

^a ELECTRO MAGNETIC APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; THIN FILMS;

CONDUCTIVITY LOSS; THIN FILM JUNCTION CIRCULATOR; TRANSVERSE ELECTRIC MODE;

MICROWAVE CIRCULATORS;

EID: 0032203799     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.734547     Document Type: Article

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