Title :
Low-loss, planar monolithic baluns for K/Ka-band applications
Author :
Schellenberg, J. ; Hien Do-Ky
Author_Institution :
Schellenberg Associates, Huntington Beach, CA, USA
Abstract :
The performance of low-loss, planar baluns, specifically designed for MMIC applications operating in the 15 to 40 GHz frequency range, are described. The baluns are realized in both microstrip and CPW configurations with an insertion loss as low as 0.3 dB per balun. This is the lowest reported loss for a monolithic balun operating at these frequencies. These baluns are truly planar with no requirement for multiple dielectric or metal layers.
Keywords :
MMIC; baluns; coplanar waveguide components; microstrip components; 0.3 dB; 15 to 40 GHz; CPW balun; K-band; Ka-band; MMIC; insertion loss; microstrip balun; planar monolithic balun; Bandwidth; Circuits; Coplanar waveguides; Frequency; Impedance matching; Insertion loss; MMICs; Microstrip; Performance loss; Strips;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1999 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5135-5
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1999.780306
