Title :
Matched symmetrical six-port microstrip coupler
Author :
Chen, Y. ; Yao, J.J. ; Yeo, S.P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng, Singapore Nat. Univ., Kent Ridge
Abstract :
Previous attempts at fabricating a symmetrical six-port microstrip coupler yielded a bandwidth of only 25%. Measurement tests on a new prototype have confirmed that the design improvements proposed in the present paper are able to increase the coupler´s bandwidth to 41%
Keywords :
S-matrix theory; microstrip couplers; multiport networks; coupler bandwidth; microstrip components; symmetrical six-port microstrip couplers; Bandwidth; Books; Composite materials; Impedance matching; Microstrip components; Prototypes; Scattering; Testing; Topology; Transmission line matrix methods;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 2005 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8845-3
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2005.1516897
