150 GHz band-pass filter using LTCC technology

IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 455-457

  Khalil, A ^a   Passerieux, D ^a   Baillargeat, D ^a   Verdeyme, S ^a   Rigaudeau, L ^b   Puech, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES   (France)

^b CNES   (France)

Author keywords

Bandpass filter (BPF); Low temperature co fired ceramic technology (LTCC); Resonant cavity; Submillimeter wave

Indexed keywords

CHEBYSHEV; GHZ BAND; LOW TEMPERATURE CO-FIRED CERAMICS; LOW-TEMPERATURE CO-FIRED CERAMIC TECHNOLOGY (LTCC); LTCC TECHNOLOGY; RESONANT CAVITY; UNLOADED QUALITY FACTORS;

BANDPASS FILTERS; CAVITY RESONATORS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; MILLIMETER WAVE DEVICES; SUBMILLIMETER WAVES; TECHNOLOGY;

MICROWAVE FILTERS;

EID: 68149148953     PISSN: 15311309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LMWC.2009.2022132     Document Type: Article

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