Journal of Terahertz Science and Electronic Information Technology , Volume. 23, Issue 2, 138(2025)

Design and realization of a W-band 32-way broadband high-efficiency power combiner

GAO Gang, ZHOU Ziqiao, WANG Xinyue, ZHANG Lidi, YU Weihua, and SHAN Qi
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  • School of Integrated Circuits and Electronics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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    GAO Gang, ZHOU Ziqiao, WANG Xinyue, ZHANG Lidi, YU Weihua, SHAN Qi. Design and realization of a W-band 32-way broadband high-efficiency power combiner[J]. Journal of Terahertz Science and Electronic Information Technology , 2025, 23(2): 138

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    Received: Feb. 28, 2023

    Accepted: Mar. 13, 2025

    Published Online: Mar. 13, 2025

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    DOI:10.11805/tkyda2023048

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