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Research Article

Design of a 3.7 GHz TE10 – TE30 mode converter using stepped impedance transformer for CW applications

Yogesh M. Jaina Institute for Plasma Research, Gandhinagar, India;b Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Mumbai, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Shrey Thakkerc Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Hyderabad, India
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P. K. Sharmaa Institute for Plasma Research, Gandhinagar, India;b Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Mumbai, India
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Harish V. Dixitc Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Hyderabad, India
Pages 1699-1707 | Received 27 Oct 2020, Accepted 03 Apr 2021, Published online: 16 Jun 2021

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