Title :
Synthesis and design of wideband symmetrical nonuniform directional couplers for MIC applications
Author :
Uysal, S. ; Aghvami, A.H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., London Univ., UK
Abstract :
A computer-aided-design (CAD) synthesis procedure using cubic splines for wideband symmetrical nonuniform directional couplers in inhomogeneous media is presented. Solutions for the potential problems inherent to these couplers are given. Results are presented for a 2-18-GHz, five-section, -3-dB nonuniform tandem directional coupler designed and built on an alumina substrate.<>
Keywords :
CAD; directional couplers; electronic engineering computing; strip line components; 2 to 18 GHz; 3 dB tandem coupler; Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/; CAD; MIC applications; SHF; alumina substrate; computer-aided-design; cubic splines; directional couplers; inhomogeneous media; symmetrical nonuniform type; synthesis procedure; wideband; Application software; Capacitance; Directional couplers; Educational institutions; Equations; Microstrip; Microwave integrated circuits; Nonhomogeneous media; Polynomials; Wideband;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1988., IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
New York, NY, USA
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1988.22103
