A miniature low-loss slow-wave tunable ferroelectric BandPass filter from 11-14 GHz

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 556-559

  Papapolymerou, John ^a   Lugo, Cesar ^a   Zhiyong, Zhao ^b   Xiaoyan, Wang ^b   Hunt, Andrew ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NGimat Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERROELECTRIC CAPACITORS; FERROELECTRIC FILTERS; LOSS PERFORMANCE; SLOW WAVE RESONATORS;

BARIUM COMPOUNDS; CAPACITORS; COPLANAR WAVEGUIDES; FERROELECTRIC DEVICES; INSERTION LOSSES; RESONATORS;

BANDPASS FILTERS;

EID: 34250321311     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWSYM.2006.249653     Document Type: Conference Paper

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