Title :
Trantanella Wilkinson power divider with additional transmission lines for simple layout
Author :
Xiaolong Wang ; Sakagami, Iwata ; Mase, Atsushi ; Ichimura, Makoto
Author_Institution :
Plasma Res. Center, Univ. of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
By adding extra transmission lines between 90° transmission lines at an arbitrary phase angle from the input terminal, a modified Trantanella Wilkinson power divider with a simple layout is presented. Design equations for characteristic impedances and complex isolation components are derived from even- and odd-mode analysis. Parallel and series RC circuits are chosen to realise the complex isolation components, and bandwidths are also discussed. For both parallel and series RC circuits, two experimental circuits were fabricated under the same conditions. The experimental results showed good agreement with the results of simulation.
Keywords :
RC circuits; power dividers; transmission lines; arbitrary phase angle; characteristic impedances; complex isolation components; design equation; even-mode analysis; modified Trantanella Wilkinson power divider; odd-mode analysis; parallel RC circuit; series RC circuit; transmission lines;
Journal_Title :
Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation, IET
DOI :
10.1049/iet-map.2013.0454