A branch-line coupler with two arbitrary operating frequencies using left-handed transmission lines

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn 1, Issue , 2003, Pages 325-328

  Lin, I Hsiang ^a   Caloz, Christophe ^a   Itoh, Tatsuo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC LINES; PHASE SHIFT; TUNING;

OPERATING FREQUENCIES;

ELECTRIC CONNECTORS;

EID: 0043166491     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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