A D-band communication transmitter module with a novel self-aligned microstrip line-to-waveguide transition

YANG Song-Yuan; YU Wei-Hua; AN Si-Ning; Ahmed Hassona; Herbert Zirath; LYU Xin; Zhongxia Simon He

doi:10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2019.03.007

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