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

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 3986-3994

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

^a WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Coupled strip transmission lines; Directional couplers; Discontinuities; Magic T's; Phase shifters; Technique of capacitive compensation

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE MEASUREMENT; CAPACITORS; CARRIER TRANSMISSION ON POWER LINES; ELECTRIC REACTANCE MEASUREMENT; ELECTROMAGNETISM; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LAYOUT; PHASE SHIFTERS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

CAPACITIVE COMPENSATION; COUPLED-STRIP TRANSMISSION LINES; DIRECTIONAL COUPLERS; PARASITIC REACTANCES;

COUPLED CIRCUITS;

EID: 33750816172     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2006.884689     Document Type: Article

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