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Pin diode‐based variable directional coupler
Author(s) -
Bulja Senad,
Grebennikov Andrei
Publication year - 2012
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.27151
Subject(s) - hybrid coupler , power dividers and directional couplers , microstrip , microwave , rat race coupler , magic tee , output coupler , diode , transmission line , optics , materials science , insertion loss , electrical engineering , optoelectronics , physics , engineering , telecommunications , resonator
Abstract Analysis and design of a novel variable directional coupler based on a parallel line directional coupler using the even‐odd mode technique are proposed. In this coupler, the variation of coupling is achieved using a PIN diode, connected to the nominally coupled port of a parallel line directional coupler, while the output is derived from the normally isolated port. To verify the theory, a parallel microstrip line coupler is fabricated on a substrate with ε r = 3.66, h = 762 μm, and tanδ = 0.006 and measured. The measured results show a variation in the transmission coefficient of nearly 20 dB, while at the same time, the change in the direct arm insertion loss is lower than 0.2 dB. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 54:2643–2646, 2012; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com. DOI 10.1002/mop.27151