A novel reconfigurable coupler for intelligent SOP RF front-ends

35th European Microwave Conference 2005 - Conference Proceedings

Volumn 1, Issue , 2005, Pages 4-7

  Marcaccioli, Luca ^a   Lugo, Cesar ^b   Tentzeris, Manos M ^b   Papapolymerou, John ^b   Sorrentino, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COUPLED CIRCUITS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MICROSTRIP DEVICES; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; STRIP TELECOMMUNICATION LINES; WAVEGUIDES;

COUPLING RATIO; ELECTRICAL PARAMETERS; HARDWIRED PROTOTYPE; SYSTEM ON PACKAGE (SOP);

ELECTRONICS PACKAGING;

EID: 33847145456     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/EUMC.2005.1608788     Document Type: Conference Paper

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