On miniaturization isolation network of an all-ports matched impedance-transforming Marchand balun

IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 281-283

  Chongcheawchamnan, Mitchai ^a   Ng, Choon Yong ^b   Bandudej, Kamorn ^a   Worapishet, Apisak ^a   Robertson, Ian D ^b  

^a MAHANAKORN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

All ports matching; Coupled line phase inverter; Impedance transforming; Marchand balun

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYZERS; IMPEDANCE MATCHING (ELECTRIC); INSERTION LOSSES; MATRIX ALGEBRA; SCATTERING PARAMETERS;

ALL-PORTS MATCHING; COUPLED-LINE PHASE-INVERTER; COUPLING COEFFICIENT; ISOLATION NETWORK; MARCHAND BALUN; VECTOR NETWORK ANALYZER;

MICROWAVE DEVICES;

EID: 0042766846     PISSN: 15311309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LMWC.2003.814102     Document Type: Letter

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