A method for characterizing coplanar waveguide-to-microstrip transitions, and its application to the measurement of microstrip devices with coplanar microprobes

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 373-378

  Maya, M C ^a   Lazaro A ^a   DePaco, P ^a   Pradell, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coplanar waveguide to microstrip transition; De embedding; Electromagnetic simulation; Network analyzer calibration

Indexed keywords

MAGNETOELECTRIC EFFECTS; MICROSTRIP DEVICES; MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC SIMULATIONS;

WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0242366095     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.11222     Document Type: Article

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