Compact left-handed transmission line as a linear phase-voltage modulator and efficient harmonic generator

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 571-578

  Kim, Hongjoon ^a,b   Kozyrev, Alexander B ^c   Karbassi, Abdolreza ^c   Van Der Weide, Daniel W ^a,c  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

Harmonic generator; Left handed transmission line; Phase shifter; Varactor

Indexed keywords

HARMONIC GENERATORS; HIGH PASS FILTER RESPONSE; PHASE VOLTAGE MODULATOR;

ELECTRIC INDUCTORS; INSERTION LOSSES; LUMPED PARAMETER NETWORKS; PHASE MEASUREMENT; PHASE SHIFTERS; SIGNAL GENERATORS; VARACTORS;

ELECTRIC LINES;

EID: 33947107101     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2007.891692     Document Type: Article

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