Design and realisation of dual-band 3 dB power divider based on two-section transmission-line topology

A new dual-band 3 dB three-port power divider with arbitrary impedance terminations is proposed. The structure is composed of a two-section transmission-line transformer and an isolation resistor. Each transmission line´s electrical length is π/3 at the fundamental frequency. Based on an ideal transmission line model, new design equations and graphs are given. The technique is validated by the experimental results on a 3 dB 900/1800 MHz power divider with Z_S=100 Ω and Z_L=50 Ω. Good performances of the proposed power combiner/divider at both frequencies are obtained.