Millimeter-wave waveguide-based out-of-phase power divider/combiner using microstrip antenna

A millimeter-wave waveguide-based out-of-phase power divider/combiner using microstrip patch antenna has been proposed in this paper. The stepped rectangular waveguide provides smooth impedance matching from standard rectangular waveguide to oversized rectangular waveguide. In order to obtain good amplitude balance, four symmetrical microstrip patch antennas are utilized. A Ka-band four-way passive power combiner is designed and measured. The measured results show a reasonable agreement with the simulated ones.     

A new recombinant in-phase microstrip power divider

The theory and design aspects of n-way in-phase power divider employing Goldfarb recombinant topology are described. The merits of this divider over conventional ones are also presented here. A microstrip version of five output port power divider is designed and developed with 1.7?mm Bakelite substrate to operate in S-band. The measured values of input VSWR, insertion loss, isolation, return loss and phase difference between output ports at different frequencies in S-band for the fabricated power divider are presented and discussed.     

一个微波小型化超宽带高功率分配网络

为了实现微波功率分配领域对超宽带和高功率的双重应用需求,本文呈现了一个小型化超宽带高功率的悬置带线四路功率分配网络。它采用了一种超宽带功率分配结构,避免了传统Wilkinson电路带宽限制,并结合了低阻抗集成传输线的高功率容量的特点,具有小型化、超宽带、高功率、低插损的特点。仿真设计结果表明：在2-18GHz频段内,该结构的插入损耗小于0.6dB,回波损耗优于9.5dB（在2.75-18GHz内回波损耗优于15dB）,端口幅度差小于0.1dB,相位差小于1度。     

一种微带混合型功率分配器的设计

介绍了微带任意分配比的混合型功率分配器的设计原理及关键技术，着重描述了研制出的一种微带混合型2路功率分配器的设计和性能，并给出了它的性能测试结果。通过这种方法，可设计出任意比的混合型2路功率分配器，通过级联的方式还可得到任意比的混合型多路功率分配器。     

一种新颖的脊波导功分器

针对通常波导传输的功率分配器中T形接头体积大的不足,基于脊波导和阶梯阻抗变换对导波系统中电磁波传播性能的影响,提出了一种新颖的脊波导H面T形分支结构,利用高频仿真软件HFSS进行仿真优化,结果显示该结构在全X波段内匹配。以此结构为基础,设计加工一个一分六的脊波导功分器,得到较好的实测结果。实际内部尺寸比普通波导功分器减小46%,回波损耗小于20 dB,单路信号波动在±0.35 dB内。这种脊波导H面T形分支结构简单,适合于实际的工程应用。     

Wideband coplanar waveguide RF probe pad to microstrip transitions without via holes

A novel via-less coplanar waveguide (CPW) to microstrip transition is discussed and design rules based on simulations and experimental results are presented. This transition demonstrates a maximum insertion loss of 1 dB over the frequency range from 10 GHz to 40 GHz with a value of 0.4 dB at 20 GHz. This transition could find a variety of applications due to its compatibility with RF systems-on-a chip, low loss performance, low cost and its ease of fabrication.     

Four-way radial waveguide power divider with high power-handling capacity

In this paper,a novel four-way radial waveguide power divider with low insertion loss and high power-handling capacity is proposed.This power divider consists of an input coaxial waveguide,a central probe,a radial waveguide,four equispaced identical coupling probes,four equispaced identical adjusting posts and four output coaxial waveguides.The novel coupling probes and the adjusting posts are used to realize favorable uniform power division.A power divider with the center frequency of 4.1 GHz is designed,fabricated and measured.Good agreement between simulation and experiment is noted.The measured 15 dB return-loss bandwidth of the power divider is about 600 MHz.The measured 0.5 dB insertion loss bandwidth is wider than 700 MHz.The differences and isolations between the output ports are also discussed.The power-handling capacity of the power divider is analyzed through simulation,and the result proves its usability in high power applications.     

A new impedance-transforming dual-band balun with filtering response and favorable output isolations

A new planar dual-band balun with filtering response and output isolations is proposed in this letter. The balun is constructed on a three-layer PCB, whose out-of-phase operation is realized by antisymmetric output configuration. By introducing dual-band resonators and admittance inverters, the circuit is able to operate with designated filtering response, and the source/load impedances could be different. Additionally, the output isolation is reserved by employing two isolation resistors. The experimental results prove that this new balun is a good candidate for multi-standard and multi-functional communications.     

Optimum design of a wideband planar N-way fork power divider with arbitrary power division and input-to-output impedance matching

An effective design procedure based on method of least squares is proposed for multi-section and multi-output fork power divider/combiner with arbitrary power division ratios among its outputs in a specified frequency bandwidth together with impedance matching among its arbitrary source/load impedances. Transmission and scattering matrices are obtained for its equivalent circuit. An error function is constructed based on design specifications on its output power division ratios, isolations among output ports, return losses at its input and output ports and source/load impedances in a desired frequency bandwidth. The design procedure is fully developed, which determines the widths and lengths of microstrip line sections and resistor values. A design example is described for unequal power division ratio and unequal input/output impedances. A 3-section and 3-output fork power divider is designed for equal power division and load/source impedances for 2–12 GHz band. It is fabricated and measured. Variations of its transmission coefficients are less than 0.5 dB, isolations at its outputs are better than −15 dB and reflection coefficients at its ports are better than −10 dB. Excellent agreement is observed among the results of the proposed design procedure, full wave computer software and measurement data.     

基于裂缝电桥Ka波段功率分配/合成网络

介绍了一种Ka波段的四路功率分配/合成网络。该网络采用H面波导裂缝电桥结构,只需要一个耦合单元,结构简单、易于加工。这种合成网络将使用在基于MMIC单片TGA1141的四路功率合成器中,预计在2 GHz带宽内合成输出功率可以达到连续波5 W以上。通过三维电磁仿真软件Ansoft Hfss对该网络进行了设计和优化。仿真结果表明,该网络在33-37 GHz的频段内,插入损耗小于0.3 dB,回波损耗大于20 dB。     

High-performance filtering power divider based on air-filled substrate integrated waveguide technology

A filtering power divider based on air-filled substrate-integrated waveguide (AFSIW) technology is proposed in this study. The AFSIW structure is used in the proposed filtering power divider for substantially reducing the transmission losses. This structure occupies a large area because of the use of air as a dielectric instead of typical dielectric materials. A filtering power divider provides power division and frequency selectivity simultaneously in a single device. The proposed filtering power divider comprises three AFSIW cavities. The filtering function is achieved using symmetrical inductive posts. The input and output ports of the proposed circuit are realized by directly connecting coaxial lines to the AFSIW cavities. This transition from the coaxial line to the AFSIW cavity eliminates the additional transitions, such as AFSIW-SIW and SIW-conductor-backed coplanar waveguide, applied in existing AFSIW circuits. The proposed power divider with a second-order bandpass filtering response is fabricated and measured at 5.5 GHz. The measurement results show that this circuit has a minimum insertion loss of 1 dB, 3-dB fractional bandwidth of 11.2%, and return loss exceeding 11 dB.     

Synthesis and design method of bandpass-response power divider

A synthesis and design method has been presented for the power divider with bandpass filtering response in this paper. The coupling resonance theory is used to analyze the N-way bandpass-filtering power divider. The synthesis theory of multi-port coupling resonant circuit is given, and a T-type topology structure model of the power divider with filtering performance is proposed based on the theory. Meanwhile, relevant analysis and design formula are deduced on the basis of the model. The electrical characteristics of filtering power divider model are verified according to the theoretical simulation analysis of the equipower division and unequal power division of the 9th filtering power divider. Then the X-band 4th filtering power divider based on substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) is designed and tested to verify the correctness of the theory.     

Waveguide to microstrip line transition and power divider

A novel waveguide to microstrip line transition and power divider with a planar structure is presented. The transition and power divider is designed on both sides of a single layer dielectric substrate, and can be used as a feed of an array antenna with a waveguide feed structure or as a complete integration of waveguide components with active components such as MMIC. Experimental results are shown and compared with simulations; it is shown that good return and insertion loss characteristics are obtained for the K-band     

基于螺旋电感的Wilkinson功分器设计

Wilkinson功分器是一种常用的无源器件,随着通信设备小型化的要求越来越高,无源器件的体积成为其发展瓶颈。为解决这个问题,在分析螺旋电感主要参数及等效电路基础上,提出了一种基于π型等效1/4波长传输线原理,利用集总参数元件组成等效微带线电路的集总参数方法,设计出Si沉底上的螺旋电感和片上电容来实现微波单片集成(MMIC)电路的Wil-kinson功分器。实验表明,同等性能情况下,该方法设计的Wilkinson功分器可以有效减少Wil-kinson功分器的外形尺寸。     

宽带功分器的设计与仿真

小型低功耗器件是射频电路设计的研究热点,而微带技术具有小型化低功耗的优点,本文对于Wilkinson功分器的工作原理做以简介,并且介绍了一种2～4GHz微带型宽带功分器的设计过程,用Designer软件基于矩量法对这个宽带功分器进行了设计、仿真和相关参数的优化.最后对加工的样品进行实测,获得与仿真值吻合较好的结果.     

A miniaturized dual band Wilkinson power divider using capacitor loaded transmission lines

A miniaturized dual band Wilkinson power divider (WPD) with an ultra wideband harmonic suppression is proposed, in this paper. Capacitor loaded transmission lines (CLTL) are used in the proposed circuit. The proposed WPD has a significant size reduction more than 80% compared to a primary power divider. In the design procedure, values of the impedances and electrical length for all of the applied transmission lines and also applied lumped capacitors are analytically obtained. Results of fabricated power divider have a good agreement with simulated and show that, the insertion loss at two operating frequencies of 0.9 and 1.8 GHz are less than 0.1 dB and also a wide range of unwanted harmonics (3.1–10.6 GHz) has been achieved.     

宽带Wilkinson功分器的设计仿真与制作

利用Ansoft公司的HFSS软件对设计宽带Wilkinson功分器模型进行仿真,制作出了工作频带为0.8～2.5 GHz,尺寸为4.0 cm×3.0 cm×0.5 cm的宽带功分器并进行了测试,仿真结果和实物测试结果比较接近。该功分器在整个频带范围内具有良好的性能指标,传输损耗<0.8 dB,隔离度>20 dB,该功分器实现了宽带化以及小型化。由于其工作频率处于ISM频段内,因此可广泛应用于GPS、蓝牙等通讯系统中。     

Gysel功率分配/合成器的设计与分析方法

介绍了一种适用于大功率的Gysel型功率分配/合成器的工作原理、设计参数及性能特征,给出了相关的拓扑结构与设计方法。结合设计实例给出微波CAD原理图、插入损耗和回波损耗等仿真曲线,并提供实测的性能指标。比较了优于其他拓扑结构的很多特点。     

幅度固定唯相位实现波束控制的功分器设计

针对传统阵列天线设计流程中功分器繁琐的设计过程, 基于满足-3 dB范围为0°~12°, -10 dB波束宽度为65°, 波束覆盖为65°, 中心频率为9.05 GHz的余割平方扩展波束赋形要求, 设计了一种幅度固定唯相位实现波束控制的新型串馈结构Gysel功分器.该功分器幅度为固定值, 此幅度分布满足余割平方赋形阵列天线幅度的分布特征, 在遗传算法计算出理想赋形激励后只需调整该功分器的输出相位值就能实现高拟合度的余割平方扩展波束赋形, 大为减少了传统设计中功分器所需的设计时间.