A novel broad bandwidth and compact backward coupler with high couplinglevel

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 283-293

  Keshavarz, R ^a   Movahhedi, M ^a   Hakimi, A ^a   Abdipour, A ^b  

^a SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN   (Iran)

^b AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROAD BANDWIDTHS; CHARACTERISTIC IMPEDANCE; COMPOSITE RIGHT/LEFT-HANDED TRANSMISSION LINES; COUPLED LINES; COUPLED-LINE COUPLERS; COUPLING COEFFICIENT; DESIGN PROCEDURE; INTER-DIGITAL CAPACITORS; INTERDIGITAL; MICROSTRIP COUPLER; MICROSTRIPES; WIDE BANDWIDTH;

BANDPASS FILTERS; BANDWIDTH; METAMATERIALS; WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

ELECTRIC LINES;

EID: 79251490752     PISSN: 09205071     EISSN: 15693937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156939311794362885     Document Type: Article

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