A wideband vertical transition between co-planar waveguide and parallel-strip transmission line

IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 591-593

  Kwon, Do Hoon ^a,b   Kim, Yongjin ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (South Korea)

^b Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Baluns; Coplanar waveguides (CPWs); Parallel strips; Vertical transitions; Wideband transitions

Indexed keywords

PARALLEL STRIPS; VERTICAL TRANSITIONS; WIDEBAND TRANSITIONS;

ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; WAVEGUIDES;

ELECTRIC LINES;

EID: 27844601053     PISSN: 15311309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LMWC.2005.855379     Document Type: Conference Paper

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