Dual-bandpass filters with serial configuration using LTCC technology

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2321-2328

  Lin, Ke Chiang ^a   Chang, Chun Fu ^a   Wu, Min Chung ^a,b   Chung, Shyh Jong ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Yuen Foong Yu Group   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bandpass filter; Dual band; Low temperature co fired ceramic (LTCC); Wireless local area network (WLAN)

Indexed keywords

COUPLED LINES; DUAL-BAND; LOW TEMPERATURE CO FIRED CERAMIC(LTCC); LOW-TEMPERATURE CO-FIRED CERAMICS; LTCC TECHNOLOGY; OUT OF PHASE; PASSBANDS; TRANSMISSION ZEROS;

CERAMIC PRODUCTS; ELECTRIC LINES; TEMPERATURE; WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (WLAN);

BANDPASS FILTERS;

EID: 33847712517     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2006.875267     Document Type: Article

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