Title :
Fully integrated UWB microwave reflectometer in multi-layer microstrip-slot technology
Author :
Seman, Norhudah ; Bialkowski, Marek E. ; Khor, Wee Chang
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Inf. Technol. & Electr. Eng., Univ. of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD
Abstract :
In this paper, the design of a low cost reflectometer, which provides operation over an ultra wide frequency band from 3.1 to 10.6 GHz, has been presented. The device is fully integrated and uses five couplers and one power divider in microstrip-slot technology. The design has been accomplished with the use of commercially available full-wave CAD package, CST Microwave Studio. The designed device has been manufactured and experimentally tested. Its UWB operation has been confirmed by measurements.
Keywords :
microstrip lines; power dividers; reflectometers; ultra wideband technology; waveguide couplers; CST Microwave Studio; UWB operation; couplers; frequency 3.1 GHz to 10.6 GHz; full-wave CAD package; fully integrated UWB microwave reflectometer; multilayer microstrip-slot technology; power divider; ultra wide frequency band; Costs; Couplers; Design automation; Frequency; Manufacturing; Microstrip; Microwave devices; Microwave technology; Packaging; Power dividers;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 2008. APMC 2008. Asia-Pacific
Conference_Location :
Macau
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2641-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2642-3
DOI :
10.1109/APMC.2008.4957894
