Advanced characterization and design of compensated high directivity quadrature coupler

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 724-727

  Müller, Johannes ^a   Jacob, Arne F ^a  

^a HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH PERFORMANCE; COUPLER STRUCTURE; DIRECTIVITY; EFFICIENT DESIGNS; ELECTRICAL LENGTH; EVEN- AND ODD-MODE; HIGH-DIRECTIVITY; QUADRATURE COUPLER; SIMULATION RESULT; SYSTEMATIC OPTIMIZATION;

OPTIMIZATION; SCATTERING PARAMETERS;

DESIGN;

EID: 77957819276     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWSYM.2010.5517872     Document Type: Conference Paper

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