SEVEN PORTS POWER DIVIDER WITH VARIOUS POWER DIVISION RATIOS

A seven ports network is proposed to act as a six-way power divider/combiner. The proposed network structure consists of a set of λ/4 planar transmission lines at the design frequency and does not require any isolating resistor. The power divider is capable of providing various power ratios by judic...

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Published in:Electromagnetic waves (Cambridge, Mass.) Mass.), 2011, Vol.114, p.383-393
Main Authors: Al-Zayed, Ayman Sulaiman, Mahmoud, Samir F.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:A seven ports network is proposed to act as a six-way power divider/combiner. The proposed network structure consists of a set of λ/4 planar transmission lines at the design frequency and does not require any isolating resistor. The power divider is capable of providing various power ratios by judicious choice of the transmission lines characteristic impedances. Design equations are derived for arbitrary power ratios. Simulation results obtained from the ADS software proved the possibility of achieving preset power ratios with fairly linear phase response over a certain bandwidth. The latter depends on the chosen power ratios. Measured results of manufactured power dividers agree well with simulations and theory.
ISSN:1559-8985
1070-4698
1559-8985
DOI:10.2528/PIER11013002