DocumentCode :
1764369
Title :
A Design of Reconfigurable Negative Group Delay Circuit Without External Resonators
Author :
Chaudhary, Girdhari ; Yongchae Jeong ; Jaejoong Im
Author_Institution :
Inf. Technol. (IT) Convergence Res. Center, Chonbuk Nat. Univ., Jeonju, South Korea
Volume :
14
fYear :
2015
fDate :
2015
Firstpage :
883
Lastpage :
886
Abstract :
In this letter, we present the novel design and implementation of a microstirp line reconfigurable negative group delay circuit (NGDC) using a branch-line. Theoretical analysis shows that reconfigurable characteristics in the proposed circuit can be obtained by properly choosing the characteristic impedances of the branch-line and tuning only the termination resistance. Therefore, the proposed reconfigurable NGDC does not require any extra resonators. For experimental validation, the proposed circuit was designed and fabricated for a wideband code division multiple access downlink frequency operating at a center frequency ( f0) of 2.14 GHz. Measurement results show the group delays variation of -2 ns to -10 ns with signal attenuation variation of -25 dB to -36.6 dB at f0. For enhancement of the negative group delay bandwidth, two NGDCs operating at slightly different center frequencies are cascaded and measured.
Keywords :
code division multiple access; delay lines; microstrip lines; branch-line structure; microstrip line reconfigurable negative group delay circuit; negative group delay bandwidth; reconfigurable characteristics; signal attenuation variation; termination resistance; wideband code division multiple access downlink frequency; Bandwidth; Delays; Loss measurement; PIN photodiodes; Power transmission lines; RLC circuits; Transmission line measurements; Branch-line structure; negative group delay; reconfigurable; transmission line;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
1536-1225
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/LAWP.2014.2383393
Filename :
6991532
Link To Document :
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