Compact reflective-type phase-shifter MMIC for C-band using a lumped-element coupler

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 913-917

  Ellinger, Frank ^a,b   Vogt, Rolf ^a,b   Bächtold, Werner ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Coupler; GaAs MESFET; Lumped elements; MMIC; Phase shifter; Varactors

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE CONTROL; LUMPED ELEMENTS;

CAPACITANCE; ELECTRIC NETWORK TOPOLOGY; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LAYOUT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MESFET DEVICES; OPTIMIZATION; PHASE CONTROL; PHASE SHIFTERS; RADAR SYSTEMS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; VARACTORS; WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 0034981931     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.920148     Document Type: Article

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