Novel integrated coaxial line to cylindrical waveguide directive couplers in pipelines for process monitoring applications

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 1203-1206

  Penirschke, Andreas ^a   Freese, Jens ^a   Biebel, Jürgen ^b   Allenberg, Bernd ^b   Jakoby, Rolf ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Schenck Process GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Circular waveguides; Dielectric measurements; Directional couplers; Microwave measurements; Process monitoring; Waveguide couplers

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONNECTORS; INSERTION LOSSES; MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS; PIPELINE PROCESSING SYSTEMS; PROCESS CONTROL; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

DIELECTRIC MEASUREMENTS; DIRECTIONAL COUPLERS; MICROWAVE MEASUREMENTS; PROCESS MONITORING;

CIRCULAR WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 33749263729     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWSYM.2005.1516892     Document Type: Conference Paper

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