DocumentCode
890386
Title
A Directional Coupler with a Readily Calculable Coupling Ratio
Author
Hall, Maurice B. ; Little, William E.
Volume
15
Issue
11
fYear
1967
fDate
11/1/1967 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
598
Lastpage
603
Abstract
A microwave (X-band) directional coupler consisting of two adjacent lengths of parallel waveguide with a common tantalum wall about for skin depths in thickness has been fabricated and studied. Coupling between the guides is effected through energy transfer via the electromagnetic fields penetrating the thin tantalum foil separating the guides. The coupling ratio of the device can be calculated by a straight-forward procedure to within experimental error (currently a few tenths of a decibel in over 70 decibels).
Keywords
Conductivity measurement; Directional couplers; Electric breakdown; Electromagnetic coupling; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic waveguides; Energy exchange; NIST; Radio frequency; Skin;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9480
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TMTT.1967.1126548
Filename
1126548
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