Low-Cost Nonplanar Microstrip-Line Ferrite Phase Shifter Utilizing Circular Polarization

IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-27

  Sorensen, Rory K ^a   Iskander, Magdy F ^a   Lee, Jar J ^b  

^a University of Hawaii at Manoa   (United States)

^b RAYTHEON COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Circular polarization; Ferrite phase shifter; Low cost; Microstrip line; Nonplanar

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSTS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC LINES; ELECTRIC TRANSFORMERS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; FERRITES; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MICROSTRIP LINES; PHASE SHIFTERS; WAVEGUIDES;

CIRCULAR POLARIZATION; FERRITE PHASE SHIFTERS; LOW COST; NON-PLANAR MICROSTRIP LINES;

ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS;

EID: 1342286957     PISSN: 15311309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LMWC.2003.821494     Document Type: Article

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