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A T‐junction power divider with tunable operating frequency and dividing ratio
Author(s) -
Li Wentao,
Chai Xuejing,
Ye Xiutiao,
Shi Xiaowei
Publication year - 2020
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.32297
Subject(s) - varicap , diode , materials science , electrical impedance , optoelectronics , shunt (medical) , impedance matching , frequency divider , electrical engineering , capacitance , engineering , physics , electrode , medicine , cardiology , cmos , quantum mechanics
This letter presents a T‐junction power divider (PD) with both tunable operating frequency and dividing ratio, simultaneously. The proposed design consists of two adjustable 90° phase shifters and a pair of shunt stubs loaded with two varactor diodes. The operating frequency can be tuned by controlling the varactor diodes loaded onto the 90° phase shifters. In addition, the tunable shunt stubs comprised of a short circuited and an open circuited stubs loaded with varactor diodes are employed to realize impedance matching and different dividing ratios at accurate operating frequencies. For verification, a prototype of the proposed PD with dimensions of 25.9 mm × 50 mm is designed, fabricated, and measured. The measured results show that the operating frequency can be tuned from 1 to 1.55 GHz, while the power dividing ratio can be tuned from 2:1 to 20:1. Good agreement between the simulation and measurement results is observed.