Compact full Ku-band triplexer with improved E-plane power divider

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 86, Issue , 2008, Pages 39-51

  Ruiz Cruz, J A ^a   Montejo Garai, J R ^b   Rebollar, J M ^b   Sobrino, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c THALES ALENIA SPACE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SATELLITES; FREQUENCY BANDS; VOLTAGE DIVIDERS;

COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE; E PLANES; E-PLANE FILTERS; H-PLANE FILTERS; MODE MATCHING; POWER DIVIDER; SIMULATED RESPONSE; TRIPLEXERS;

MULTIPLEXING EQUIPMENT;

EID: 57949102968     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER08082803     Document Type: Article

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