Broad-band microstrip-to-CPW transition via frequency-dependent electromagnetic coupling

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1517-1522

  Zhu, Lei ^a   Menzel, Wolfgang ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Broad band; Electromagnetic (EM) coupling; Experimental deembedding; Method of moments (MoM); Microstrip to coplanar waveguide (CPW) transition; Short open calibration (SOC)

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGENTIC (EM) COUPLING; EXPERIMENTAL DEEMBEDDING; MICROSTRIP-TO-COPLANAR-WAVEGUIDES (CPW) TRANSITIONS; SHORT-OPEN CALIBRATION (SOC);

ALGORITHMS; CALIBRATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE TRANSMISSION; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; METHOD OF MOMENTS; MICROSTRIP DEVICES; TOPOLOGY; WAVEGUIDES;

BROADBAND NETWORKS;

EID: 2542459329     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2004.827034     Document Type: Article

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