An extremely miniaturized microstrip branch-line coupler

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1403-1406

  Nosrati, Mehdi ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Branch line coupler; Miniaturized couplers; Odd and even mode analysis

Indexed keywords

BAND-STOP FILTERS; BRANCH LINE COUPLERS; BRANCH-LINE COUPLER; EVEN- AND ODD-MODE; LOW-PASS; MEASUREMENT RESULTS; MICROSTRIP; MINIATURIZED COUPLERS; MULTI-LAYERED; ODD AND EVEN MODE ANALYSIS; QUARTER-WAVELENGTH; SIZE REDUCTIONS; VIA HOLE;

SIZE DETERMINATION;

LOW PASS FILTERS;

EID: 67649201297     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.24365     Document Type: Article

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