Enhanced microstrip filter design with a uniform dielectric overlay for suppressing the second harmonic response

IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 419-421

  Kuo, Jen Tsai ^a   Jiang, Meshon ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Microstrip filter; Overlay dielectric; Phase velocity equalization; Spurious response

Indexed keywords

MICROSTRIP FILTERS; OVERLAY DIELECTRICS; PHASE VELOCITY EQUALIZATION; SPURIOUS RESPONSES;

BANDPASS FILTERS; BANDWIDTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; FABRICATION; INSERTION LOSSES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PERMITTIVITY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

MICROSTRIP DEVICES;

EID: 4444336816     PISSN: 15311309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LMWC.2004.832068     Document Type: Article

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