• DocumentCode
    1325786
  • Title

    First-order model of symmetrical six-port microstrip ring coupler

  • Author

    Yeo, S.P. ; Lau, C.L.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Univ. of Singapore, Singapore
  • Volume
    39
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    1991
  • fDate
    9/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1666
  • Lastpage
    1669
  • Abstract
    A brief description is given of how the simple eigenmode approach can be utilized to develop a first-order model that yields explicit ready-to-use formulas for predicting the performance characteristics of a symmetrical six-port microstrip ring coupler. Prototype tests conducted over the 2-5 GHz frequency range show the agreement between the predicted and measured values of the coupler´s scattering coefficients to be within ±0.05 for magnitude and ±10° for phase
  • Keywords
    S-matrix theory; strip line components; transmission line theory; waveguide couplers; 2 to 5 GHz; SHF; eigenmode; equivalent transmission line model; first-order model; microstrip ring coupler; performance characteristics; scattering coefficients; symmetrical six-port; Circuits; Frequency measurement; Microstrip; Phase measurement; Predictive models; Prototypes; Scattering; Testing; Transmission lines; Waveguide junctions;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9480
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/22.83846
  • Filename
    83846