Phase shifters and tuneable delay lines

Laurent Dussopt

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11 - Phase shifters and tuneable delay lines

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Laurent Dussopt: Affiliation:
Commissariat à l’Énergie Atomique – Laboratoire d’Electronique et de Technologie de l’Information (CEA-LETI)
Stepan Lucyszyn: Affiliation:
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London

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Information: Advanced RF MEMS , pp. 307 - 342

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