Tunable dual-broad-band branch-line coupler utilizing composite right/left-handed transmission lines

Journal of Zhejiang University: Science

Volumn 6 A, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 483-486

  Zhang, Yu ^a   Hu, Li ^a   He, Sai Ling ^a,b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Branch line coupler (BLC); Broad band; Composite right left handed (CRLH); Dual band; Left handed; Tunable

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; OPTICAL BEAM SPLITTERS; OPTICAL DESIGN;

BRANCH LINE COUPLER (BLC); COMPOSITE RIGHT/LEFT-HANDED TRANSMISSION LINES (CRLH); NUMERICAL SIMULATION; TUNABLE COUPLERS;

OPTICAL DEVICES;

EID: 21144457542     PISSN: 10093095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1631/jzus.2005.A0483     Document Type: Article

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