A design of wideband 3-dB coupler with N-section microstrip tandem structure

IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 113-115

  Cho, Jeong Hoon ^a   Hwang, Hee Yong ^b   Yun, Sang Won ^c  

^a LG Innotek Co Ltd   (South Korea)

^b Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^c Sogang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

3 dB microstrip coupler; N section tandem connection; Parallel coupled lines; Wideband coupler

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; FREQUENCIES; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MODULATORS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PRODUCT DESIGN;

MICROSTRIP COUPLERS; N-SECTION TANDEM CONNECTION; PARALLEL COUPLED LINES; WIDEBAND COUPLERS;

MICROSTRIP DEVICES;

EID: 13844256572     PISSN: 15311309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LMWC.2004.842850     Document Type: Article

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