TY - JOUR
T1 - Compact Ultra-Wideband Wilkinson Power Dividers Using Linearly Tapered Transmission Lines
AU - Razzaz, Faroq
AU - Saeed, Saud M.
AU - Alkanhal, Majeed A.S.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 by the authors.
PY - 2022/10
Y1 - 2022/10
N2 - In this work, compact extended ultra-wideband (UWB) Wilkinson power dividers (WPDs) using tapered transmission lines are analyzed, designed, and measured. Utilizing carefully designed tapered transmission sections results in widening the operational bandwidth and reducing the element dimensions. Analytical models and design procedures of simple and compact and equal and unequal UWB WPDs based on linearly tapered transmission lines are developed and outlined in this paper. Four different configurations of equal and unequal power dividers are designed and presented. The number and locations of the isolation resistors have a noticeable effect on extending the operational bandwidth of the dividers. The presented designs of the WPDs have superior performance over extended bandwidths. The simulation and experimental results are in very good agreement with good insertion and return loss, good matching, and isolation, over the extended UWB operational bandwidth from 3 GHz to 27 GHz.
AB - In this work, compact extended ultra-wideband (UWB) Wilkinson power dividers (WPDs) using tapered transmission lines are analyzed, designed, and measured. Utilizing carefully designed tapered transmission sections results in widening the operational bandwidth and reducing the element dimensions. Analytical models and design procedures of simple and compact and equal and unequal UWB WPDs based on linearly tapered transmission lines are developed and outlined in this paper. Four different configurations of equal and unequal power dividers are designed and presented. The number and locations of the isolation resistors have a noticeable effect on extending the operational bandwidth of the dividers. The presented designs of the WPDs have superior performance over extended bandwidths. The simulation and experimental results are in very good agreement with good insertion and return loss, good matching, and isolation, over the extended UWB operational bandwidth from 3 GHz to 27 GHz.
KW - tapered transmission lines
KW - ultra-wideband power divider
KW - Wilkinson power divider
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U2 - 10.3390/electronics11193080
DO - 10.3390/electronics11193080
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85139934846
SN - 2079-9292
VL - 11
JO - Electronics (Switzerland)
JF - Electronics (Switzerland)
IS - 19
M1 - 3080
ER -