Multilayer multi-section broadband LTCC stripline directional couplers

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 173-176

  Fahmi, Mohamed M ^a   Ruiz Cruz, Jorge A ^b   Zaki, Kawthar A ^a   Piloto, Andrew J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c Kyocera America Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Coupler; LTCC; Multi layer; Wideband

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; INTERCONNECTION NETWORKS;

REALIZATION; STRIPLINE DIRECTIONAL COUPLERS;

MULTILAYERS;

EID: 34748854836     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWSYM.2007.380318     Document Type: Conference Paper

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