Simulation, fabrication and testing of a left-handed microstrip coupler

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 255-258

  Tan, Y S ^a   Rao, X S ^a   Chen, L F ^a   Tan, C Y ^a   Ong, C K ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Coupling effect; Left handed transmission line; Microstrip coupler; S parameters

Indexed keywords

COUPLING EFFECTS; LEAKAGE LOSSES; LEFT-HANDED TRANSMISSION LINE; MICROSTRIP COUPLERS;

BANDWIDTH; CAPACITORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC LINES; MAGNETOELECTRIC EFFECTS; MICROSTRIP DEVICES; OPTIMIZATION; PERMITTIVITY; SCATTERING PARAMETERS;

ELECTRIC CONNECTORS;

EID: 19144366420     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.20788     Document Type: Article

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