Design of dual-band rat-race couplers

IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 514-521

  Zhang, H ^a   Chen, K J ^b  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; PRINTED CIRCUIT MANUFACTURE;

ABCD MATRIXES; DESIGN CONCEPTS; DESIGN EQUATIONS; DESIGN FLEXIBILITIES; DESIGN FORMULAE; DUAL BANDS; DUAL-BAND APPLICATIONS; DUAL-BAND OPERATIONS; EVEN-ODD MODE ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT RESULTS; NEW DESIGNS; OPEN STUBS; OPERATING BANDS; RAT-RACE COUPLERS; TYPE II;

DESIGN;

EID: 63149184832     PISSN: 17518725     EISSN: 17518733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-map.2008.0019     Document Type: Article

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