• DocumentCode
    3438993
  • Title

    Improvements to the design of the 0-180/spl deg/ rat race coupler and its application to the design of balanced mixers with high LO to RF isolation

  • Author

    Walker, J.L.B.

  • Author_Institution
    SEMELAB Plc, Lutterworth, UK
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    8-13 June 1997
  • Firstpage
    747
  • Abstract
    An improved rat-race coupler is described which, in the ideal case, has a pair of ports with infinite isolation between them at all frequencies. This improved rat-race coupler is useful in such applications as the design of balanced mixers with high LO to RF isolation.
  • Keywords
    microwave isolators; microwave mixers; strip line couplers; two-port networks; balanced mixers; high LO to RF isolation; pair of ports; quarter-wave shunt short-circuit stubs; rat race coupler design; series open-circuit stub; stripline hybrid ring; Bandwidth; Clocks; Coupling circuits; Difference equations; Distributed parameter circuits; Impedance; Narrowband; Power transmission lines; Programmable control; Radio frequency;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Symposium Digest, 1997., IEEE MTT-S International
  • Conference_Location
    Denver, CO, USA
  • ISSN
    0149-645X
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-3814-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSYM.1997.602898
  • Filename
    602898