Title :
Dual-Band CRLH Six-Port Front-End in MIM Technology
Author :
Nguyen, Hoang V. ; Caloz, Christophe
Author_Institution :
Poly-Grames Res. Center, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Que.
Abstract :
A dual-band (DB) composite right/left-handed (CRLH) six-port front-end implemented in MIM technology is presented. The six-port front-end circuit consists of three DB quadrature couplers and one Wilkinson power divider. It operates in two frequency bands centered at 4.2 GHz and 5.2 GHz
Keywords :
MIM devices; metamaterials; power dividers; waveguide couplers; 4.2 GHz; 5.2 GHz; MIM technology; Wilkinson power divider; composite right/left-handed; dual-band CRLH six-port front-end; metal-insulator-metal technology; quadrature couplers; Chemical technology; Circuits; Computer architecture; Couplers; Dual band; Frequency; Metal-insulator structures; Microwave technology; Power dividers; Receivers; Composite right/left-handed (CRLH); dual-band; metal-insulator-metal; power divider; quadrature coupler; six-port;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 2006. 36th European
Conference_Location :
Manchester
Print_ISBN :
2-9600551-6-0
DOI :
10.1109/EUMC.2006.281215
