Tunable impedance transformer using a transmission line with variable characteristic impedance

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 2587-2593

  Jeong, Hyeong Tae ^a   Kim, Ji Eun ^a,b   Chang, Ik Soo ^a   Kim, Chul Dong ^c  

^a Sogang University   (South Korea)

^b Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI)   (South Korea)

^c SEWON Teletech Inc   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Diodes; Impedance matching; Transmission lines; Tunable circuit and devices

Indexed keywords

DIODES; ELECTRIC LINES; ELECTRIC TRANSFORMERS; MICROSTRIP LINES; MICROWAVES; SWITCHES;

IMPEDANCE MATCHING; QUARTER-WAVELENGTH; RF SWITCHES; TUNABLE CIRCUIT AND DEVICE;

ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE;

EID: 24344447303     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2005.852758     Document Type: Article

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