%0 Journal Article %A Gómez Tornero, José Luis %A Martínez López, Sofía %A Cañete Rebenaque, David %A Pascual García, Juan %A Álvarez Melcón , Alejandro %T A new leaky-wave directional coupler in hybrid dielectric-waveguide printed-circuit technology %D 2006 %U http://hdl.handle.net/10317/1271 %X This paper presents the design of a novel leaky-wave coupler, based on hybrid dielectric-waveguide printed-circuit technology. The working mechanism of the proposed structure is explained, and the design procedure is illustrated in order to obtain the geometrical dimensions for a coupler working at 5.5GHz. The design is performed using commercial electromagnetic analysis software. This novel directional coupler presents interesting advantages when compared to previous wave couplers %K Teoría de la Señal y las Comunicaciones %K Acoplador direccional %K Fuga de ondas %K Directional coupler %K Leaky waves %~ GOEDOC, SUB GOETTINGEN