Simple analysis and design of a new leaky-wave directional coupler in hybrid dielectric-waveguide printed-circuit technology

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 3534-3541

  Gómez Tornero, José Luis ^a,b   Martínez López, Sofia ^c   Álvarez Melcón, Alejandro ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (Spain)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^c TELECOM PARISTECH   (France)

Author keywords

Directional coupler; Geometrical optics (GO); Leaky waves; Method of moments (MoM)

Indexed keywords

DIRECTIONAL COUPLERS; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS (GO); LEAKY WAVES; PRINTED-CIRCUIT TECHNOLOGY;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MICROWAVES; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; PRINTED CIRCUIT DESIGN;

WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

EID: 33748368078     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2006.879773     Document Type: Article

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