Accurate design of finline tapers for millimeter wave applications

International Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 855-866

  Albuquerque, Maria Rosa M L ^a   Medeiros, Gilcarlos R ^a   Oliveira, Sandro J F ^a   D'Assunção, Adaildo G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anisotropic substrates; Finline tapers; Matching networks; Millimeter wave; Nonuniform finlines

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); WAVE FILTERS; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVE TRANSMISSION; WAVEGUIDES;

ANISOTROPIC SUBSTRATES; FINLINE TAPERS; MATCHING NETWORKS; NONUNIFORM FINLINES;

MILLIMETER WAVES;

EID: 21144449696     PISSN: 01959271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10762-005-5658-1     Document Type: Article

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