A Ku-Band Wideband Power Divider with Defected Ground Structure

Abstract:

A planar power divider operating over the whole Ku-band is presented. The proposed device utilizes a T-microstrip junction combined with defected ground structure and an elliptical patch at the centre of the T-junction. An isolation resistor is connected across the slotted ground plane. The simulated results of the divider show equal power split, insertion loss is less than 0.3dB, return loss of all ports are better than 15dB, and isolation is better than 15dB over the whole Ku-band.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 385-386)
• Pages: 1292-1295
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.385-386.1292
• Online since: August 2013
• Authors: Xu Han, Jian Hua Xu
• Keywords: Defected Ground Structure, Ku-Band, Power Divider, Wideband

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