A Ka-band indium-antimonide junction circulator

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 49, Issue 6 I, 2001, Pages 1101-1106

  Yong, Chin K ^a,b   Sloan, Robin ^a,c   Davis, Lionel E ^a,c  

^a IEEE   (Malaysia)

^b Wireless Semiconductor Division   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Finline; InSb; Millimeter wave; Semiconductor junction circulator

Indexed keywords

SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTION CIRCULATORS;

BANDWIDTH; FERRITE; GREEN'S FUNCTION; INSERTION LOSSES; MILLIMETER WAVES; SEMICONDUCTING ANTIMONY; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS;

MICROWAVE CIRCULATORS;

EID: 0035368211     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.925497     Document Type: Article

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