• DocumentCode
    1496082
  • Title

    A novel ultrawideband microwave differential phase shifter

  • Author

    Minnaar, F.V. ; Coetzee, Jacob C. ; Joubert, Johan

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Pretoria Univ.
  • Volume
    45
  • Issue
    8
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    8/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1249
  • Lastpage
    1252
  • Abstract
    Wideband microwave phase shifters are usually constructed using cascaded coupled-fine sections connected together at their far ends. By utilizing the unique frequency-independent quadrature property of symmetric couplers, a new class of phase shifter is proposed. The use of ultrawideband couplers in its realization results in a device which offers greater freedom with respect to bandwidth and ripple. The tendency of symmetrical networks to cancel small errors due to manufacturing tolerances is also exploited in order to improve its high-frequency performance
  • Keywords
    microwave phase shifters; strip line couplers; bandwidth; high-frequency performance; microwave differential phase shifter; ripple; symmetric couplers; ultrawideband phase shifter; Capacitance measurement; Data mining; Gallium arsenide; MESFETs; Microwave devices; Parasitic capacitance; Performance evaluation; Phase shifters; Shape measurement; Ultra wideband technology;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9480
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/22.618415
  • Filename
    618415