Accurate and direct characterization of high-q microwave resonators using one-port measurement

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 978-985

  Chua, Lye Heng ^a   Mirshekar Syahkal, Dariush ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical points method; High Q resonator; One port measurement

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYZERS; EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS; MICROWAVE DEVICES; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; Q FACTOR MEASUREMENT;

CRITICAL-POINTS METHOD; HIGH-Q MICROWAVE RESONATORS; ONE-PORT MEASUREMENT;

CAVITY RESONATORS;

EID: 0037361246     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2003.808711     Document Type: Article

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