T-Junction Power Divider Based on Rectangular Microcoaxial Structure in W-band

Authors

  • Zhao-Yu Huang College of Electronic Science and Technology National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073, China
  • Bo-Yuan Liu College of Electronic Science and Technology National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073, China
  • Yun Jiang College of Electronic Science and Technology National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073, China
  • Wen-Tao Yuan College of Electronic Science and Technology National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073, China
  • Qing-Ping Wang College of Electronic Science and Technology National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073, China
  • Wei-Dong Hu College of Electronic Science and Technology National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073, China
  • Nai-Chang Yuan College of Electronic Science and Technology National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13052/2021.ACES.J.361011

Keywords:

Power divider, rectangular microcoaxial structure, W band.

Abstract

In this paper, a W-band T-junction power divider based on rectangular microcoaxial structure is proposed. Rectangular microcoaxial line is a three dimensional (3D) structure with the merits of wide operation bandwidth, low loss and high integration, which is suitable for the design of radio frequency (RF) devices. A two-way power divider is designed based on the rectangular microcoaxial structure. And the two-way power divider is expanded into a four-way power divider to further illustrate the design method. Moreover, a back-to-back configuration including two identical two-way power divider is fabricated and measured. The insertion loss of the back-to-back configuration is about 0.11-1.18 dB in W band, which agrees with the simulation one reasonably and shows good performance.

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Author Biographies

Zhao-Yu Huang, College of Electronic Science and Technology National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073, China

Zhao-Yu Huang was born in 1992. He received the M.S. degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China in 2018. He is currently working toward Ph.D. degree with the College of Electronic Science and Technology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China. His current research interests include passive RF/microwave circuits, microstrip antennas, and wireless communication.

Bo-Yuan Liu, College of Electronic Science and Technology National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073, China

Bo-Yuan Liu was born in 1991. He has received Master’s Degree from University of Electronic Science and Technology, China and currently working toward the Doctor’s Degree in National University of Defense Technology. His research interests are microwave and millimeter wave circuits and systems, Radar guidance, electronic countermeasures, and electromagnetic technology.

Yun Jiang, College of Electronic Science and Technology National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073, China

Yun Jiang was born in Hunan Province, China. He received the M.S. degree in electronics engineering from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Chengdu, China, in 2017, and currently he is working toward the Ph.D. degree in National University of Defense technology. His research interests include RF/millimeter-wave components and circuits.

Wen-Tao Yuan, College of Electronic Science and Technology National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073, China

Wen-Tao Yuan was born in 1990. He received his M.S. degree in Computer Science and Technology from the Anhui Normal University in 2016. Currently he is working towards the Ph.D. degree in the College of Electronic Science and Technology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, Hunan, China. His research interests include passive microwave circuits design and wireless communication.

Qing-Ping Wang, College of Electronic Science and Technology National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073, China

Qing-Ping Wang was born in 1988. He received the Ph.D. degree from National University of Defense Technology. He is currently an associate researcher with the National University of Defense Technology. His research interests include automatic target recognition, microwave circuits and systems.

Wei-Dong Hu, College of Electronic Science and Technology National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073, China

Wei-Dong Hu was born in 1967. He received the Ph.D. degree from National University of Defense Technology in 1997. He is currently a Professor with the National University of Defense Technology. His research interests include microwave and millimeter-wave circuits and systems and radar information processing.

Nai-Chang Yuan, College of Electronic Science and Technology National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073, China

Nai-Chang Yuan was born in Anhui, China, in 1965. He received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electronic science and technology from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China in 1991 and 1994, respectively. He is currently a Professor with the National University of Defense Technology. His research interests include microwave passive components, active components, antennas, microwave monolithic integrated circuits (MMICs), and RF integrated circuits (RFICs).

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Published

2021-11-21

How to Cite

[1]
Z.-Y. . Huang, “T-Junction Power Divider Based on Rectangular Microcoaxial Structure in W-band”, ACES Journal, vol. 36, no. 10, pp. 1347–1354, Nov. 2021.

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2021: Vol 36 Iss 10

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