Design of compensated coupled-stripline 3-dB directional couplers, phase shifters, and magic-T's - Part II: Broadband coupled-line circuits

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 3501-3507

  Gruszczynski, Slawomir ^a   Wincza, Krzysztof ^a   Sachse, Krzysztof ^a  

^a WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Asymmetric multisection coupled line directional couplers; Asymmetric tapered line directional couplers; Broadband magic T's; Discontinuities; Multisection coupled line phase shifters and compensators; Technique of capacitive compensation

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; CAPACITANCE; COUPLED CIRCUITS; EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS; PHASE SHIFTERS; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ASYMMETRIC MULTISECTION COUPLED-LINE DIRECTIONAL COUPLERS; ASYMMETRIC TAPERED-LINE DIRECTIONAL COUPLERS; BROADBAND MAGIC-T'S; DISCONTINUITIES; MULTISECTION COUPLED-LINE PHASE SHIFTERS AND COMPENSATORS; TECHNIQUE OF CAPACITIVE COMPENSATION;

WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

EID: 33748374929     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2006.880649     Document Type: Article

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