Title :
Synthesis of a compound T-junction for a two-way splitter with arbitrary power ratio
Author :
Yang, Songnan ; Fathy, Aly E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Tennessee Univ., Knoxville, TN, USA
Abstract :
We have developed a simple and efficient procedure to design H-plane rectangular waveguide T-junctions for equal and unequal two-way power splitters. This synthesis procedure is scalable, renders manufacturable structures, applicable to any arbitrary power split-ratio, and can offer wide band operation. In our implementation, we utilized wedges and inductive windows (being an integral part of the T-junctions), to provide more degrees of freedom, thus, excellent match at the input port, flat power-split ratio over the band with equal phase, where phase balance is essential for various antenna feeds.
Keywords :
antenna feeds; power combiners; power dividers; rectangular waveguides; waveguide junctions; H-plane rectangular waveguide; antenna feeds; arbitrary power split-ratio; inductive windows; phase balance; power combiners; two-way power splitters; waveguide T-junctions; waveguide components; waveguide discontinuities; waveguide junctions; Antenna feeds; Equivalent circuits; Finite difference methods; Finite element methods; Manufacturing; Parametric study; Time domain analysis; Waveguide components; Waveguide discontinuities; Waveguide junctions;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 2005 IEEE MTT-S International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8845-3
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2005.1516830