Design of matching circuits for microstrip triplexers based on stepped-impedance resonators

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 4185-4192

  Deng, Pu Hua ^b   Lai, Ming Iu ^a,b   Jeng, Shyh Kang ^a,b   Chen, Chun Hsiung ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Microstrip; Stepped impedance resonator; Triplexer

Indexed keywords

SPURIOUS RESONANCE; STEPPED IMPEDANCE RESONATORS; TRIPLEXERS;

BANDPASS FILTERS; CIRCUIT SIMULATION; ELECTRIC LINES; MULTIPLEXING EQUIPMENT; RESONATORS;

MICROSTRIP DEVICES;

EID: 33847729532     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2006.886161     Document Type: Article

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