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Design of ultra wideband 3DB quadrature microstrip/slot coupler
Author(s) -
Abbosh A. M.,
Bialkowski M. E.
Publication year - 2007
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.22674
Subject(s) - microstrip , ground plane , magic tee , return loss , rat race coupler , hybrid coupler , microwave , strips , wideband , engineering , broadside , power dividers and directional couplers , electrical engineering , electronic engineering , physics , optics , telecommunications , materials science , antenna (radio) , composite material
This article presents the configuration and design method of a compact ultra wideband 3dB quadrature coupler employing a microstrip/slot technology. The proposed device uses two substrates with a common ground plane. It is formed by two identical multisection elliptical conducting strips, which are broadside coupled through a multisection elliptical slot in the ground plane. Results of simulation and measurements show that the coupler exhibits a coupling equal to 3 ± 1 dB for the band 2.3–12.3 GHz. The isolation and return loss are better than 23 dB across that band. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 49: 2101–2103, 2007; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.22674