A new design procedure for single-layer and two-layer three-line b aluns

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 46, Issue 12 PART 2, 1998, Pages 2514-2519

  Cho, Choonsik ^a   Gupta, K C ^a  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

Coupled lines; Design methodology; Multilayer circuits; Three line balun

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC NETWORK SYNTHESIS; ELECTROMAGNETISM; MICROWAVE DEVICES;

MULTILAYER CIRCUITS; THREE-LINE BALUNS;

ELECTRIC CONNECTORS;

EID: 0032289376     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.739242     Document Type: Article

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