Title :
Design of a miniaturized stripline-to-microstrip-line coupler
Author :
Rambabu, K. ; Bornemann, J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Victoria Univ., BC, Canada
Abstract :
A new design methodology for a stripline-to-microstrip-line coupler using apertures in their common ground plane is presented. The design is based on a cosine distribution of aperture sizes and allows the component to be realized within one fifth of a wavelength while maintaining a broadband performance. Various key points of the design such as aperture dimensions and the number of apertures are discussed. The theory is validated by measurements.
Keywords :
microstrip directional couplers; permittivity; aperture dimensions; aperture number; aperture sizes; broadband performance; common ground plane; cosine distribution; design methodology; miniaturized stripline-to-microstrip-line coupler; Apertures; Coupling circuits; Design methodology; Dielectric constant; Microstrip; Monitoring; Signal processing; Stripline; VHF circuits; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 2002 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7239-5
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2002.1011568
