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A compact Wilkinson power divider with curved PBG cells
Author(s) -
Shum Kam Mam,
Xue Quan,
Chau Wing Nam,
Chan Chi Hou
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/mop.1363
Subject(s) - wilkinson power divider , microstrip , power dividers and directional couplers , insertion loss , microwave , electrical engineering , power (physics) , materials science , optoelectronics , engineering , optics , physics , telecommunications , frequency divider , quantum mechanics
An experimental investigation of a novel compact Wilkinson power divider incorporating a 1‐D PBG slow‐wave structure, in the form of perforation on the curved microstrip line itself, is presented. The size of the power divider is reduced by 22% due to the slow‐wave effect. The inclusion of the PBG cells does not generate additional insertion loss when compared to the conventional design. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 31: 81–83, 2001.