Analysis and design of bridged NRD-guide coupler for millimeter-wave applications

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 2546-2550

  Li, Duochuan ^a   Cassivi, Yves ^a   Yang, Ping ^a   Wu, Ke ^a,b,c  

^a POLY GRAMES RESEARCH CENTER   (Canada)

^b Department of Electrical Engineering ^*  (Canada)

^c ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Broad band; Directional couplers; Electric field integral equation (EFIE); Millimeter waves; Nonradiative dielectric (NRD) guide

Indexed keywords

BROAD-BAND; DIRECTIONAL COUPLERS; ELECTRIC FIELD INTEGRAL EQUATION (EFIE); NONRADIATIVE-DIELECTRIC (NRD)-GUIDE DIRECTIONAL COUPLERS;

BANDWIDTH; ELECTRIC FIELDS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; RECTANGULAR WAVEGUIDES;

MILLIMETER WAVES;

EID: 24344489898     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2005.852764     Document Type: Article

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