• DocumentCode
    999007
  • Title

    Design and fabrication of 180° hybrid ring coupler for applications of MMICs using dielectric-supported air-gapped microstriplines

  • Author

    Ko, B.S. ; Baek, T.J. ; Shin, D.H. ; Kim, S.C. ; Lim, B.O. ; Lee, H.S. ; Kim, S.K. ; Park, H.C. ; Chun, Y.H. ; Rhee, J.K.

  • Author_Institution
    Millimeter-wave Innovation Technol. Res. Center, Dongguk Univ., Seoul, South Korea
  • Volume
    40
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    5/27/2004 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    675
  • Lastpage
    676
  • Abstract
    A 180° hybrid ring coupler has been designed and fabricated to prove the possibility of the fabrication for various passive components at high frequency using newly proposed transmission lines, i.e. dielectric-supported air-gapped microstripline structures.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; MMIC; dielectric-loaded waveguides; gallium arsenide; micromachining; microstrip couplers; microstrip lines; GaAs; GaAs based surface micromachining; MMIC; air bridge connection; air-gapped microstriplines; hybrid ring coupler; insertion loss; millimetre wave frequency; monolithic microwave integrated circuit; passive components; transmission lines;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20040418
  • Filename
    1302799