• DocumentCode
    1648278
  • Title

    A New Compact Broad Band Branch-Line Coupler Using Coupled Lines

  • Author

    Atlasbaf, Z. ; Forooraghi, K.

  • Author_Institution
    Tarbiat Modares Univ., Tehran
  • fYear
    2006
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    This paper introduces a new compact broad band branch line coupler (BLC) using coupled lines. The bandwidth of this new 3 dB BLC is about 25% at 2 GHz and the size of it is about 19% of conventional broad band 3 dB micro-strip BLC with two quarter wavelength lines in each port.
  • Keywords
    microstrip lines; compact broad band branch-line coupler; coupled lines; microstrip lines; wavelength lines; Bandwidth; Circuit simulation; Coupling circuits; Directional couplers; Distributed parameter circuits; Equivalent circuits; Impedance; Microwave integrated circuits; Power transmission lines; Transmission line theory; Band width; Branch Line Coupler- Coupled Line Coupler- Broad Band;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Sarnoff Symposium, 2006 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Princeton, NJ
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-0002-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/SARNOF.2006.4534738
  • Filename
    4534738