• DocumentCode
    3201681
  • Title

    The design of a 6-port active circulator

  • Author

    Bahl, I.J.

  • Author_Institution
    ITT, Roanoke, VA, USA
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    25-27 May 1988
  • Firstpage
    1011
  • Abstract
    An approach is presented for realizing circulators in the form of GaAs monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) without using any ferrite material and external magnets. The configuration is known as an active circulator and is suitable for system applications where a fully integrable, lightweight, and small-size subsystem is required. The circuit is capable of providing 0 dB loss, and return loss and isolation of better than 16 dB and 23 dB, respectively, over an octave or higher bandwidth.<>
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; circulators (microwave); gallium arsenide; microwave integrated circuits; monolithic integrated circuits; 16 dB; 6-port; GaAs; III-V semiconductor; MMICs; active calculator; monolithic microwave integrated circuits; return loss; Bandwidth; Directional couplers; Ferrites; Gallium arsenide; Hybrid integrated circuits; Isolation technology; Isolators; MMICs; Magnetic materials; Microwave integrated circuits;
  • 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.1988.22202
  • Filename
    22202