Title :
A miniaturized wide band microwave amplitude equalizer
Author :
Packiaraj, D. ; Ramesh, M.
Author_Institution :
Central Res. Lab., Bharat Electron. Ltd., Bangalore, India
Abstract :
This paper reports the design of a miniaturized microwave amplitude equalizer working over a wide range of frequencies. A positive slope equalizer is designed using broadside coupled lines along with cross coupling between input and output ports. Based on this proposed structure, wideband positive slope equalizer working over 1GHz to 18GHz has been analyzed and designed. The equalizer performance was analytically computed based on circuit models and compared against the full wave simulations. The proposed equalizer has been manufactured and measured. Measured results are presented in this paper. The equalizer has positive gain slope (-7.5dB to -1.5dB) from 1GHz to 18GHz. The Size of the miniaturized wide band equalizer is 20mm×10mm×10mm.
Keywords :
equalisers; broadside-coupled lines; circuit model; cross coupling; equalizer performance; frequency 1 GHz to 18 GHz; full-wave simulation; input port; miniaturized wideband microwave amplitude equalizer; output port; positive gain slope; positive slope equalizer; wideband positive slope equalizer working; Broadband communication; Capacitors; Equalizers; Microwave amplifiers; Microwave circuits; Microwave communication; Resistors; Amplitude; Capacitor; Equalizer; Wide band;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave and RF Conference (IMaRC), 2014 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Bangalore
DOI :
10.1109/IMaRC.2014.7039016
