Design of a novel quad-band microstrip BPF using quarter-wavelength stepped-impedance resonators

Microwave Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 102-112

  Hsu, Chung I G ^a   Lee, Ching Her ^b   Jhuang, He Kai ^b  

^a DA YEH UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

QUAD BAND BPF; STEPPED IMPEDANCE RESONATORS (SIR); WIMAX;

BANDWIDTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIELECTRIC RESONATORS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; MICROSTRIP DEVICES; WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (WLAN);

BANDPASS FILTERS;

EID: 33947180472     PISSN: 01926225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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