Application of a series coupler based on infinite wavelength phenomenon

Author

Leong, Kevin M K H ; Lai, Anthony ; Itoh, Tatsuo

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

2005

fDate

4-7 Dec. 2005

Abstract

In this paper, the applicability of a power coupler designed based on the infinite wavelength phenomenon present in composite right/left handed transmission lines is investigated. The coupler is used as a power divider at 2.36 GHz. Results show excellent output power balance for two examples of the power divider. One has equally spaced output ports while the other has non-uniformly spaced output ports. Filtering characteristics of the coupler is shown to reduce oscillator phase noise by 10 dB for 10 KHz offset and provide harmonic rejection. The power combining function of the coupler was demonstrated using free running transistor oscillators. Results of mutual frequency locking are shown as well as external injection locking.

Keywords

metamaterials; phase noise; transmission lines; waveguide couplers; 10 kHz; 2.36 GHz; composite right/left handed transmission lines; filtering characteristics; free running transistor oscillators; harmonic rejection; infinite wavelength phenomenon; injection locking; mutual frequency locking; nonuniformly spaced output ports; oscillator phase noise; power coupler; power divider; series coupler; Capacitors; Couplings; Filtering; Frequency; Injection-locked oscillators; Microwave antenna arrays; Microwave oscillators; Power dividers; Power harmonic filters; Power transmission lines;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Conference Proceedings, 2005. APMC 2005. Asia-Pacific Conference Proceedings

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9433-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APMC.2005.1606304

Filename

1606304