A novel compact branch-line coupler using four coupled transmission lines

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1712-1714

  Nosrati, Mehdi ^a   Valashani, Salman Karbasi ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Branch line coupler; Four coupled transmission lines

Indexed keywords

CASCADE CONNECTIONS; ELECTRIC LINES; EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL DESIGN;

BRANCH-LINE COUPLER (BLC); FOUR COUPLED TRANSMISSION-LINES; QUARTER WAVELENGTH LINES;

WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

EID: 43049148722     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.23460     Document Type: Article

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