Integration of CPW quadrature couplers in multilayer thin-film MCM-D

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 49, Issue 10 I, 2001, Pages 1770-1776

  Carchon, G ^a   De Raedt, W ^a   Nauwelaers, B ^a  

^a IMEC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Coplanar waveguide; Integrated passives; Lange coupler; Quadrature coupler

Indexed keywords

QUADRATURE COUPLERS;

BANDWIDTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; METHOD OF MOMENTS; MULTICHIP MODULES; MULTILAYERS; THIN FILMS;

WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

EID: 0035474748     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.954783     Document Type: Article

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