A novel planar branch-line coupler design for dual-band applications

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn 2, Issue , 2004, Pages 903-906

  Wong, Fai Leung ^a   Cheng, Kwok Keung M ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Couplers; Microwave circuits; Mirostrip

Indexed keywords

BRANCH-LINE COUPLERS; DUAL-BAND APPLICATIONS; FREQUENCY BANDS; MULTI-BAND SYSTEMS;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; BANDWIDTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CONNECTORS; FREQUENCIES; MICROWAVE CIRCUITS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PHASE MODULATION; RESONATORS;

MICROSTRIP DEVICES;

EID: 4444221089     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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