Development of a Symmetric Waveguide T-Junction Power Divider with Equal-Phase Characteristic

Authors

  • Guan-Long Huang Temasek Laboratories National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117411, Singapore
  • Shi-Gang Zhou Temasek Laboratories National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117411, Singapore , School of Electronics and Information Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi-an, 710072, China
  • Tan-Huat Chio Temasek Laboratories National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117411, Singapore

Keywords:

Microwave power divider, rectangular waveguide, symmetric T-junction, wideband

Abstract

An efficient method is proposed to design a versatile rectangular waveguide T-junction power divider without changing the length of either of the output branches for phase compensation. Instead, the phase balance is controlled by the widths of the output branches, which, in turn, help to achieve the same timeof- arrival of waves propagating to the two output ports. This method does not sacrifice the T-junction’s symmetric characteristic physically. Numerical analysis has been utilized to design several T-junction power dividers operating in Ku-Band with different power ratios, and results are compared with the measured ones to verify the design feasibility.

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Published

2021-08-18

How to Cite

[1]
G.-L. . Huang, S.-G. . Zhou, and T.-H. . Chio, “Development of a Symmetric Waveguide T-Junction Power Divider with Equal-Phase Characteristic”, ACES Journal, vol. 31, no. 03, pp. 309–314, Aug. 2021.

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2016: Vol 31 Iss 3

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