Reduced branch-line coupler using eight two-step stubs

IEE Proceedings: Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 146, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 455-459

  Sakagami I I ^a   Haga, M ^a   Munehiro, T ^a  

^a MURORAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COUPLED CIRCUITS; IMPEDANCE MATCHING (ELECTRIC);

STUBS;

ELECTRIC LINES;

EID: 85047674133     PISSN: 13502417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-map:19990785     Document Type: Article

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