Computer-aided design of parallel-connected millimeter-wave diplexers/multiplexers

Author

Vahldieck, R. ; de la Filolie, B.V.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Victoria Univ., BC, Canada

fYear

1988

fDate

25-27 May 1988

Firstpage

435

Abstract

The analysis and design of an integrated millimeter-wave diplexer is described. The structure is simple and can easily be extended to a multiplexer configuration. The diplexer is composed of ladder-shaped E-plane metal insert filters which are fabricated on a single metallic sheet and embedded in a split block housing. The theoretical design procedure is based on a rigorous mode-matching approach to calculate the generalized scattering matrix of the entire component which includes mutual parasitic loading effects between the filters as well as higher-order mode interaction. No physical fine tuning of the component is necessary.<>

Keywords

S-matrix theory; electronic engineering computing; microwave devices; multiplexing equipment; waveguide components; CAD; E-plane metal insert filters; EHF; computer aided design; design procedure; generalized scattering matrix; higher-order mode interaction; ladder-shaped filters; metallic sheet; millimeter-wave diplexers; mode-matching approach; multiplexer configuration; mutual parasitic loading effects; parallel connected type; split block housing; Bifurcation; Design automation; Filters; Frequency; Millimeter wave technology; Multiplexing; Power dividers; Scattering; Waveguide transitions; Wideband;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Symposium Digest, 1988., IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

New York, NY, USA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSYM.1988.22068

Filename

22068