Title :
Directional couplers between doubled-sided substrate microstrip lines using virtually-terminated coupling slots
Author :
Ho, Chien-Hsun ; Fan, Lu ; Luong, Giam-Minh ; Chang, Kai
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA
fDate :
3/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A new planar multilayer quadrature coupler is proposed. This new multilayer coupler consists of two microstrip lines that are coupled through two virtually terminated narrow slots in a common ground plane. Experimental results are in fairly good agreement with theory. With the advantages of compact size and simple design procedure, this new component should have many applications in multilayer microwave integrated circuits.<>
Keywords :
directional couplers; microstrip components; microwave integrated circuits; doubled-sided substrate; microstrip lines; microwave integrated circuits; multilayer MIC; planar multilayer quadrature coupler; virtually-terminated coupling slots; Coupling circuits; Directional couplers; Equations; Integrated circuit interconnections; Microstrip; Microwave integrated circuits; Nonhomogeneous media; Power transmission lines; Slotline; Transmission line theory;
Journal_Title :
Microwave and Guided Wave Letters, IEEE
