Ka-band surface-mount directional coupler fabricated using micro-rectangular coaxial transmission lines

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1549-1552

  Vanhille, Kenneth ^a   Rollin, Jean Marc ^a   Rondineau, Sebastien ^b   O'Brien, John ^b   Wood, Joseph ^c   Raman, Sanjay ^c   Popovic, Zoya ^b  

^a ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY   (United States)

^b University of Colorado   (United States)

^c Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Coaxial couplers; Coaxial transmission line; Coupled transmission lines; Photolithography

Indexed keywords

BANDPASS FILTERS; DIRECTIONAL COUPLERS; ELECTRIC LINES; FLIP CHIP DEVICES; MICROWAVES; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; TRANSMISSION LINE THEORY; WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

CHIP ATTACHMENTS; COAXIAL COUPLERS; COAXIAL TRANSMISSION LINE; COAXIAL TRANSMISSION LINES; COUPLED TRANSMISSION LINES; KA BANDS; WAVE SIMULATIONS;

POWER TRANSMISSION;

EID: 57349157951     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWSYM.2008.4633077     Document Type: Conference Paper

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