Size-reduction and band-broadening design technique of uniplanar hybrid ring coupler using phase inverter for M(H)MIC's

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 198-206

  Wu, Tongqing Wang Ke ^a,b  

^a POLY GRAMES RESEARCH CENTER   (Canada)

^b Wireless Networks Division   (Canada)

Author keywords

Broad band design technique; M(H)MIC's; Phase inverters; Ring coupler; Uniplanar transmission lines

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; COUPLED CIRCUITS; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; ELECTRIC LINE SUPPORTS; ELECTRIC NETWORK SYNTHESIS; ELECTRIC NETWORK TOPOLOGY; INSERTION LOSSES; PHASE SHIFT;

PHASE INVERTERS; UNIPLANAR HYBRID RING COUPLERS;

MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 0033079089     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.744295     Document Type: Article

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