Title :
Wideband 0-dB branch-line directional couplers
Author :
Kholodniak, D. ; Kalinin, G. ; Vernoslova, E. ; Vendik, I.
Author_Institution :
Lab. of Microwave Microelectron., St. Petersburg Electrotech. Univ., St. Petersburg, Russia
Abstract :
Enlarging the operating frequency band of 0-dB directional couplers by using branch-line structures of a special type is discussed. Analysis of the basic configuration by the even-odd mode decomposition technique is performed. An experimental verification is presented.
Keywords :
Microwave integrated circuits; Millimetre wave directional couplers; Multiport networks; branch-line directional couplers; even-odd mode decomposition technique; operating frequency band; Directional couplers; Frequency; Integrated circuit technology; Isolation technology; Microelectronics; Scattering parameters; Strips; Superconducting transmission lines; Transmission line theory; Wideband;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest. 2000 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5687-X
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2000.861760
