Dielectric waveguide microwave integrated circuits - An overview
Abstract
An integrated circuit technique for microwave and millimeter wavelengths which uses refractive-type waveguides and signal processing coupled with planar integration techniques characteristic of microstrip microwave integrated circuits (MICs) is described. Following a comparison of the optical and millimeter approaches to this circuit technique, a discussion of transmission lines and components for millimeter wavelengths is presented. System applications are also described.
- Publication:
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IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory Techniques
- Pub Date:
- November 1976
- DOI:
- 10.1109/TMTT.1976.1128965
- Bibcode:
- 1976ITMTT..24..806K
- Keywords:
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- Dielectrics;
- Integrated Circuits;
- Microstrip Transmission Lines;
- Microwave Circuits;
- Millimeter Waves;
- Waveguides;
- Coupling Circuits;
- Microwave Coupling;
- Optical Waveguides;
- Planar Structures;
- Rectangular Waveguides;
- Signal Processing;
- Technology Assessment;
- Electronics and Electrical Engineering