Abstract
In this paper, a balanced power divider (PD) is designed and implemented in a three-layer configuration. It consists of two tightly stacked microstrip Wilkinson PDs with a shared ground plane in the middle layer. With both dumbbell-shaped and partially interdigital open-ended slots embedded in the common ground, the designed balanced PD can yield a high common-mode (CM) suppression level over a very wide frequency band without degrading the differential-mode (DM) performance. A close examination of this design reveals that good CM suppression mainly comes from the blocking of the ground-plane current path by the open-ended slots in the ground plane. In addition, the proposed balanced PD also exhibits a very wide CM isolation band. A prototype of the proposed balanced PD is realized. The measured fractional frequency bandwidth for CM suppression is 68% and for CM isolation is 93%.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 207-212 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Microwave and Optical Technology Letters |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 Jan 1 |
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- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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Design of balanced power divider with wide common-mode suppression band. / Lee, Ching-Her; Hsu, Chung I.G.; Chen, Wen Xuan.
In: Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, Vol. 60, No. 1, 01.01.2018, p. 207-212.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Design of balanced power divider with wide common-mode suppression band
AU - Lee, Ching-Her
AU - Hsu, Chung I.G.
AU - Chen, Wen Xuan
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - In this paper, a balanced power divider (PD) is designed and implemented in a three-layer configuration. It consists of two tightly stacked microstrip Wilkinson PDs with a shared ground plane in the middle layer. With both dumbbell-shaped and partially interdigital open-ended slots embedded in the common ground, the designed balanced PD can yield a high common-mode (CM) suppression level over a very wide frequency band without degrading the differential-mode (DM) performance. A close examination of this design reveals that good CM suppression mainly comes from the blocking of the ground-plane current path by the open-ended slots in the ground plane. In addition, the proposed balanced PD also exhibits a very wide CM isolation band. A prototype of the proposed balanced PD is realized. The measured fractional frequency bandwidth for CM suppression is 68% and for CM isolation is 93%.
AB - In this paper, a balanced power divider (PD) is designed and implemented in a three-layer configuration. It consists of two tightly stacked microstrip Wilkinson PDs with a shared ground plane in the middle layer. With both dumbbell-shaped and partially interdigital open-ended slots embedded in the common ground, the designed balanced PD can yield a high common-mode (CM) suppression level over a very wide frequency band without degrading the differential-mode (DM) performance. A close examination of this design reveals that good CM suppression mainly comes from the blocking of the ground-plane current path by the open-ended slots in the ground plane. In addition, the proposed balanced PD also exhibits a very wide CM isolation band. A prototype of the proposed balanced PD is realized. The measured fractional frequency bandwidth for CM suppression is 68% and for CM isolation is 93%.
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DO - 10.1002/mop.30945
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JF - Microwave and Optical Technology Letters
SN - 0895-2477
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