Compact rat-race hybrid coupler using meander space-filling curves

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 606-609

  Awida, Mohamed H ^a   Safwat, Amr M E ^a   El Hennawy, Hadia ^a  

^a Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Compact rat race; Meander rat race coupler; Meander space filling curves; Multimeander rat race coupler; Triangular meander rat race coupler

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCIES;

COMPACT RAT-RACE; MEANDER RAT-RACE COUPLER; MEANDER SPACE-FILLING CURVES; TRIANGULA-MEANDER RAT-RACE COUPLER;

WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

EID: 33644746030     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.21421     Document Type: Article

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