Synthetic quasi-TEM meandered transmission lines for compacted microwave integrated circuits

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1637-1647

  Chen, Chih Chiang ^a   Tzuang, Ching Kuang C ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Quasi TEM; Rat race hybrid; Synthetic guiding structure; Transmission line (TL)

Indexed keywords

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; MICROSTRIP LINES; MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; MICROWAVE OSCILLATORS; PASSIVE NETWORKS; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

COMPLEMENTARY-CONDUCTIVE-STRIP (CCS); QUASI-TEM; RAT-RACE HYBRID; SYNTHETIC GUIDING STRUCTURE;

ELECTRIC LINES;

EID: 2942514684     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2004.828468     Document Type: Article

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