A frequency triplexer for ultra-wideband systems utilizing combined broadside- and edge-coupled filters

IEEE Transactions on Advanced Packaging

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 794-801

  Karlsson, Magnus ^a   Håkansson, Pär ^a   Gong, Shaofang ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Band pass filter; Broadside coupled; Edge coupled; Frequency multiplexing; Triplexer; Ultra wideband (UWB)

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURE; FREQUENCY BANDS; MULTIPLEXING; MULTIPLEXING EQUIPMENT; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; PRINTED CIRCUIT MANUFACTURE; PRINTED CIRCUITS; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

BAND-PASS FILTER; BROADSIDE-COUPLED; EDGE-COUPLED; FREQUENCY MULTIPLEXING; TRIPLEXER; ULTRA-WIDEBAND (UWB);

BROADBAND NETWORKS;

EID: 57749104688     PISSN: 15213323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TADVP.2008.2004415     Document Type: Article

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