Ultrawide-band transitions and new microwave components using double-sided parallel-strip lines

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 52, Issue 9 I, 2004, Pages 2148-2152

  Kim, Sang Gyu ^a   Chang, Kai ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Baluns; Microwave filters; Parallel strips; Rat race hybrids; Transitions

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; BANDWIDTH; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; MICROWAVE FILTERS; SUBSTRATES; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

BALUNS; PARALLEL STRIPS; RAT-RACE HYBRIDS; TRANSITIONS;

STRIP TELECOMMUNICATION LINES;

EID: 4544343612     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2004.834165     Document Type: Conference Paper

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