Characteristics of microfabricated rectangular coax in the Ka band

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 365-368

  Brown, E R ^a   Cohen, A L ^b   Bang, C A ^b   Lockard, M S ^b   Byrne, B W ^b   Vandelli, N M ^b   McPherson, D S ^b   Zhang, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MICROFABRICA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrochemical fabrication; Ka band; Nickel RF properties; Rectangular coaxial transmission line; Resonant passband

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS; INSERTION LOSSES; MICROELECTRONIC PROCESSING; NICKEL; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE TESTING;

ELECTROCHEMICAL FABRICATION; RECTANGULAR COAXIAL TRANSMISSION LINE;

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE;

EID: 1542305595     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.11383     Document Type: Article

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