Improved Design of Microstrip-to-Slotline Transition

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A novel compact Ultra-Wide Band (UWB) microstrip-slotline transition utilizing high impedance chip resistor is proposed and analyzed. The reactance introduced by the microstrip open end and slotline short end, which is the main limitation to the bandwidth in the traditional structures, is minimized in the design. The model is analyzed with the method of equivalent circuits and simulated by the commercial software HFSS. To test the performance of this transition a back-to-back structure is fabricated. The measurement results show that the bandwidth of 45 octaves can be obtained while the insert loss is better than 0.7dB within the band.

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