Title :
Design of Ring-Manifold Microwave Multiplexers
Author :
Zewani, Mohammed ; Hunter, Ian C.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Microwave & Photonics, Leeds Univ.
Abstract :
A ring manifold for connecting microstrip bandpass channel filters to form a multiplexer has been developed. A method of connecting the bandpass filters to the ring has been devised, all ports are well matched in their passband, and highly isolated. By modifying the length of the feed lines which connect the filters to the ring, it has been shown that the filters can be connected to the ring to form a multiplexer without significant interaction. Experimental results for the multiplexer are given to verify the technique, and show good agreement with the simulated results
Keywords :
channel bank filters; microstrip filters; multiplexing equipment; waveguide components; bandpass filters; microstrip bandpass channel filters; microstrip filters; microwave filters; microwave multiplexers; ring manifold; Band pass filters; Feeds; Frequency; Impedance; Joining processes; Microstrip filters; Microwave filters; Microwave photonics; Multiplexing; Passband; Bandpass filters; microstrip filters; microwave filters; multiplexing; multiport circuits; planar transmission lines;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 2006. IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9541-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0149-645X
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2006.249726
