Title :
A compact LTCC multilayer multiport stripline coupler network for wideband low loss power combining/splitting
Author :
Gipprich, J.W. ; Dickens, L.E. ; Hayes, R.E. ; Restivo, M.A.
Author_Institution :
Electron. Syst. Group, Westinghouse Electr. Corp., Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes the design, fabrication and test of a compact multilayer stripline 8-14 GHz 6-way combining network using Low Temperature Cofired Ceramic (LTCC). The design evolved through circuit modeling and EM field simulation and features the novel integration of several microwave circuit structures both cascaded and vertically stacked in a multilevel LTCC stripline assembly
Keywords :
strip line couplers; 8 to 14 GHz; EM field simulation; SHF; circuit modeling; compact LTCC type; low temperature cofired ceramic; multilayer stripline coupler; multilevel LTCC stripline assembly; multiport stripline coupler network; power combining; power splitting; six-way combining network; wideband low loss combining/splitting; Assembly; Ceramics; Circuit simulation; Circuit testing; Coupling circuits; Fabrication; Microwave circuits; Nonhomogeneous media; Stripline; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Performance of Electronic packaging, 1994., IEEE 3rd Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2411-0
DOI :
10.1109/EPEP.1994.594129
