Miniaturized low-loss Wilkinson power divider for RT front-end module applications

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 660-663

  Kangasvieri, T ^a   Hautajarvi I ^a   Jantunen, H ^a   Vahakangas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Meander line; Miniaturization; Power divider combiner; Wilkinson divider

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC LINES; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTROMAGNETISM; INSERTION LOSSES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

MEANDER LINE; MINIATURIZATION; POWER DIVIDER/COMBINER; WILKINSON DIVIDER;

NETWORKS (CIRCUITS);

EID: 33646006387     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.21436     Document Type: Article

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