Title :
A 6-port 60 GHz coupler for an RN2beam former
Author :
Reid, J. Robert ; Webster, Richard T.
Author_Institution :
Antenna Technol. Branch, Air Force Res. Lab., Hanscom AFB, MA
Abstract :
A 6-port coupler has been implemented for use in an RN2 beam former at 60 GHz. The coupler was synthesized to provide the appropriate magnitude and phase division and then realized using micromachined TEM transmission lines. At 60 GHz, all signal paths of the coupler have a measured insertion loss less than 1.14 dB and a phase error of less than 3.8 degrees
Keywords :
matrix algebra; transmission lines; waveguide couplers; 6-port coupler; 60 GHz; RN2 beam former; insertion loss; micromachined TEM transmission lines; phase division; phase error; Contracts; Design optimization; Fabrication; Finite element methods; Government; Network synthesis; Nickel; Optical coupling; Protection; Transmission lines;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium 2006, IEEE
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0123-2
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2006.1710966
