On the performance of HTS micro strip quasi-elliptic function filters for mobile communications application

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 48, Issue 7 PART 2, 2000, Pages 1240-1246

  Hong, Jia Sheng ^a   Lancaster, Michael J ^b   Jedamzik, Dieter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b BAE SYSTEMS   (United Kingdom)

^c THALES   (France)

Author keywords

Microstrip filters; Mobile communications; Superconducting filters

Indexed keywords

MICROSTRIP FILTERS; SUPERCONDUCTING FILTERS;

BANDPASS FILTERS; FABRICATION; FREQUENCIES; HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS; INSERTION LOSSES; MAGNESIA; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; PERFORMANCE; SUBSTRATES; SUPERCONDUCTING FILMS; TRANSCEIVERS; YTTRIUM BARIUM COPPER OXIDES;

MICROSTRIP DEVICES;

EID: 0034228748     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.853467     Document Type: Article

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