Title :
Compact coupled line broadband microstrip to slotline transition
Author :
Fei, P. ; Jiao, Y.C. ; Zhang, Zhenhao ; Hu, Wenfeng ; Zhang, F.S.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Key Lab. of Sci. & Technol. on Antennas & Microwaves, Xidian Univ., Xi´an, China
Abstract :
A compact broadband microstrip to slotline transition is designed and experimentally studied. An elliptical tapered profile and patches are used to minimise the discontinuity effect of field variation from microstrip to slotline within a short range. A prototype of the back-to-back version transition is also fabricated. Measured results validate the design concept.
Keywords :
coupled circuits; microstrip transitions; slot lines; back-to-back version transition; compact coupled line broadband microstrip design; discontinuity effect minimisation; elliptical tapered profile; field variation; patch; slotline transition;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2011.1078
