Modeling, design, fabrication, and performance of rectangular μ-coaxial lines and components

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1393-1396

  Filipovic, D S ^a   Popovic, Z ^a   Vanhille, K ^a   Lukic, M ^a   Rondineau, S ^a   Buck, M ^a   Potvin, G ^b   Fontaine, D ^b   Nichols, C ^c   Sherrer, D ^c   Zhou, S ^c   Houck, W ^c   Fleming, D ^c   Daniel, E ^d   Wilkins, W ^d   Sokolov, V ^d   Evans, J ^e  

^a University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

^b BAE SYSTEMS   (United States)

^c Rohm and Haas Electronics Materials LLC   (United States)

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^e DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Branch line hybrid; Coaxial line; Computer aided design; Transmission line resonator

Indexed keywords

BRANCH LINE HYBRID; COAXIAL LINES; PERIODIC DIELECTRIC STRAPS; TRANSMISSION LINE RESONATORS;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS; MICROWAVE POWER TRANSMISSION; PERIODIC STRUCTURES; RESONATORS;

ELECTRIC LINES;

EID: 33846626863     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWSYM.2006.249528     Document Type: Conference Paper

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