The complete design of microstrip directional couplers using the synthesis technique

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2756-2761

  Eroglu, Abdullah ^a   Lee, Jay Kyoon ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

^b Syracuse University   (United States)

Author keywords

Coupled lines; Directional couplers; Microstrip; Microwave; Synthesis; Two line

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; DIRECTIONAL COUPLERS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; MICROWAVES; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; OPTICAL FILTERS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

ANALYTICAL RESULTS; COUPLED LINES; DESIGN CHARTS; DESIGN METHODS; ELECTROMAGNETIC SIMULATIONS; MICROSTRIP; MICROWAVE APPLICATIONS; OPERATIONAL FREQUENCIES; PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS; PHYSICAL GEOMETRIES; PRIOR KNOWLEDGES; SYNTHESIS; SYNTHESIS TECHNIQUES; TIME USING; TWO-LINE; WORST CASES;

WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

EID: 57049171418     PISSN: 00189456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2008.926391     Document Type: Article

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