Electronics Letters · 2005 · 27 citations · 6 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringAntennasElectromagneticsMicrowave EngineeringMicrostrip AntennasMicrostrip CircuitsMicrowave AntennasMicrowave Integrated CircuitsMicrowave Transmission LinesPlanar AntennasMicrostrip Circuit DesignMicrostrip Integrated Circuits
A new type of slow-wave EBG microstrip rat-race hybrid ring is presented. It effectively reduces the occupied area to 11% of the conventional rat-race hybrid ring. It does not need any impedance transformers on the ports.
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