Size reduction and harmonic suppression of microstrip branch-line coupler using defected ground structure

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1966-1969

  Dwari, Santanu ^a   Sanyal, Subrata ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Branch line coupler; Defected ground structure (DGS); Microstrip

Indexed keywords

HARMONIC ANALYSIS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

BRANCH-LINE COUPLER; DEFECTED GROUND STRUCTURE (DGS); HARMONIC SIGNAL;

MICROSTRIP DEVICES;

EID: 33748456048     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.21830     Document Type: Article

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