Design of dual-band microstrip rat race coupler with circuit miniaturization

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 177-180

  Hsu, Ching Luh ^a,b   Chang, Chin Wei ^a   Kuo, Jen Tsai ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Department of Electronics Engineering

Author keywords

Directional coupler; Dual band; Miniaturization; Rat race coupler; Stepped impedance

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LAYOUT; MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS;

MINIATURIZATION; RAT RACE COUPLERS; STEPPED-IMPEDANCE;

DIRECTIONAL COUPLERS;

EID: 34748848593     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWSYM.2007.380319     Document Type: Conference Paper

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