Varactor-tuned dual-band quadrature hybrid coupler

IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 603-605

  Djoumessi, Erick Emmanuel ^b   Marsan, Eric ^b   Caloz, Christophe ^b   Chaker, Mohamed ^c   Wu, Ke ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c INRS EMT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dual band operation; GSM bands; Quadrature hybrid coupler; Tunability; Varactor diode

Indexed keywords

CAPACITORS; DIODES; FREQUENCIES; GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; TUNING;

FREQUENCY TUNING; HYBRID COUPLER; OPERATING FREQUENCIES;

VARACTORS;

EID: 33750839622     PISSN: 15311309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LMWC.2006.884905     Document Type: Article

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