Novel, multilayer coupled-line structures and their circuit applications

13th International Conference on Microwaves, Radar and Wireless Communications, MIKON 2000

Volumn 3, Issue , 2000, Pages 131-155

  Sachse, K ^a   Sawicki, A ^a,b   Jaworski, G ^a  

^a WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b ERICSSON RADIO SYSTEMS AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA ARRAYS; BUTLER MATRIX; DESIGN; DIRECTIONAL COUPLERS; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGN; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; MULTILAYERS; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); RADAR; RECONFIGURABLE HARDWARE; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ASYMMETRIC COUPLED LINES; CIRCUIT APPLICATION; CIRCUIT SYNTHESIS; COUPLED-LINE SECTIONS; COUPLING COEFFICIENT; HYBRID MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; MULTI-SECTION COUPLED LINE; MULTILAYER MICROSTRIP;

COUPLED CIRCUITS;

EID: 84962783977     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MIKON.2000.914052     Document Type: Conference Paper

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