A compact dual-band metamaterial-based rat-race coupler for a MIMO system application

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 667-670

  Chi, Pei Ling ^a   Lee, Cheng Jung ^b   Itoh, Tatsuo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Rayspan Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite right left handed (CRLH) transmission lines (TLs); Dual band; MIMO systems; Miniaturization; Pattern diversity; Rat race couplers

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA ARRAYS; ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS; ANTENNAS; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; DECODING; ELECTRIC LINES; MICROWAVE ANTENNAS; MICROWAVES; MIM DEVICES; MIMO SYSTEMS; MULTIPLEXING; POWDERS; POWER TRANSMISSION; SUPERALLOYS; TRANSMISSION LINE THEORY;

COMPOSITE RIGHT/LEFT-HANDED; COMPOSITE RIGHT/LEFT-HANDED (CRLH) TRANSMISSION LINES (TLS); CONNECTED ARRAYS; DECOUPLING PROPERTIES; DUAL-BAND; DUAL-BAND ANTENNAS; METAMATERIAL; MIMO COMMUNICATIONS; MINIATURIZATION; PATTERN DIVERSITIES; PATTERN DIVERSITY; PHASE EXCITATIONS; PHASE RESPONSES; PLANAR ANTENNA ARRAYS; RADIATION MODES; RADIATION PATTERNS; SIZE REDUCTIONS; SYSTEM APPLICATIONS; TRANSMISSION LINES;

DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA);

EID: 57349114047     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWSYM.2008.4632920     Document Type: Conference Paper

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