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A Dual Band E-CRLH Frequency Multiplier with Two Multiplication Factors

Rasool Keshavarz,

Dr. Rasool Keshavarz

Telecommunications Engineering

Amirkabir University of Technology

Australia

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Abbas Mohammadi,

Dr. Abbas Mohammadi

Electrical Engineering Department

Amirkabir University of Technology

Iran

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Abdolali Abdipour,

Dr. Abdolali Abdipour

Electrical Engineering Department

Amirkabir University of Technology

Iran

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Rashid Mirzavand

Mr. Rashid Mirzavand

Electrical Eng. Dept.

Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic)

Iran

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Progress In Electromagnetics Research Letters, Vol. 64, 99-104, 2016

doi:10.2528/PIERL16100404

Abstract

A dual-band microstrip distributed multiplier with two multiplication factors based on the extended composite right- and left-handed (E-CRLH) transmission lines (TLs) is presented. Dual-band operation for distributed multiplier is achieved by three cells, and each cell consists of a transistor, microstrip TL and E-CRLH transmission line. The distributed multiplier exhibits two multiplication factors in two different frequencies: one multiplication factor in reverse direction and the other multiplication factor in forward direction. The excellent agreement between proposed technique and measurement results confirms the accuracy and efficiency of the method.

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Rasool Keshavarz, Abbas Mohammadi, Abdolali Abdipour, and Rashid Mirzavand, "A Dual Band E-CRLH Frequency Multiplier with Two Multiplication Factors," Progress In Electromagnetics Research Letters, Vol. 64, 99-104, 2016.
doi:10.2528/PIERL16100404

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