Coplanar-waveguide tandem couplers with backside conductor

IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 214-216

  Chang, Tien Yu ^a   Liao, Chun Lin ^a   Chen, Chun Hsiung ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Backside conductor; Coplanar waveguide; Tandem coupler

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FREQUENCIES; STRIP TELECOMMUNICATION LINES; SUBSTRATES;

BACKSIDE CONDUCTOR; DIRECTIONAL COUPLERS;

WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

EID: 0037767816     PISSN: 15311309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LMWC.2003.814100     Document Type: Letter

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