Wilkinson Power Divider with Band-pass Filtering Response and Harmonics Suppression Using Open and Short Stubs

Frequenz ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 74 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 169-176
Author(s):  
Saeedeh Lotfi ◽  
Saeed Roshani ◽  
Sobhan Roshani ◽  
Maryam Shirzadian Gilan
Keyword(s):  
Transmission Lines ◽  
Power Divider ◽  
Initial Structure ◽  
Fractional Bandwidth ◽  
Transmission Zeros ◽  
Measurement Results ◽  
Good Accordance ◽  
Operational Frequency ◽  
Band Pass ◽  
Wilkinson Power Divider

AbstractIn this paper, a new Wilkinson Power Divider ‎‎(WPD) using open and short stubs is proposed. ‎Open and short stubs are utilized instead of 1/4 wave transmission lines in initial ‎structure to achieve harmonics suppression. The proposed WPD is designed for ‎operational frequency of 0.9 GHz and creates 3 transmission ‎zeros at 1.8 GHz, 2.7 GHz and 3.6 GHz, for suppressing second, third and fourth harmonics. The proposed WPD has been fabricated and the ‎measurement results are in good accordance with simulation results. The designed ‎WPD has a 22 % fractional bandwidth with 0.1 dB insertion loss.‎

scholarly journals Theory and Design of a Flexible Two-Stage Wideband Wilkinson Power Divider

Electronics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (17) ◽  
pp. 2168
Author(s):  
Antra Saxena ◽  
Mohammad Hashmi ◽  
Deepayan Banerjee ◽  
Muhammad Akmal Chaudhary
Keyword(s):  
Transfer Function ◽  
Transmission Lines ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Wide Band ◽  
Power Divider ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Two Stage ◽  
Quarter Wave ◽  
Band Pass ◽  
Wilkinson Power Divider

This article presents the design scheme of a wideband Wilkinson Power Divider (WPD) with two-stage architecture utilizing quarter-wave transmission lines and short-circuit stubs. The bandwidth of the proposed WPD is flexible and can be controlled using the design parameters. The proposed design achieves excellent isolation between output ports in addition good in-band performance. The analysis of the proposed circuit results in a simplified transfer function which is then equated with a standard band-pass transfer function to determine the parameters of transmission lines, stub’s impedances, and the value of the isolation resistors. Furthermore, it is also demonstrated that a simple alteration in the proposed circuit enables the design of a wideband DC isolated WPD that maintains a good in-band and isolation performance. A number of case studies have been included to highlight the flexibility of the proposed design. Two distinct prototypes are developed on different boards to demonstrate the wideband performance of the proposed design. An excellent agreement between the experimental and measured results for both the designs over a wide band including very good isolation between ports validate the proposed design.

A Filtering Power Divider with Tunable Center Frequency and Wide Stopband

Frequenz ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 73 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 301-306
Author(s):  
Xuehan Hu ◽  
Feng Wei ◽  
Jiawen Hao ◽  
Xiaowei Shi
Keyword(s):  
Design Method ◽  
Power Divider ◽  
Center Frequency ◽  
Electrical Length ◽  
Transmission Zeros ◽  
Quarter Wavelength ◽  
Varactor Diodes ◽  
Measurement Results ◽  
Band Pass ◽  
Good Agreement

AbstractIn this paper, a tunable power divider (PD) with a good band-pass filtering response using quarter-wavelength stepped impedance resonators (SIRs) is presented. By appropriately adjusting the impedance and electrical length ratio of SIR, the proposed structure can achieve wide stopband performance. Meanwhile, four varactor diodes are loaded to the external resonators to achieve electrical reconfiguration. In addition, a pair of transmission zeros (TZs) can be generated by applying source and load coupling on each side of the passband, which can effectively improve passband selectivity and out-of-band rejection. In order to verify the feasibility of the proposed design method, a prototype circuit of the proposed filtering power divider (FPD) with tunable center frequency is simulated, fabricated and measured. A good agreement between the simulation and measurement results is observed.

scholarly journals Highly Unequal Three-Port Power Divider: Theory and Implementation

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Duolong Wu ◽  
Adriana Serban ◽  
Magnus Karlsson ◽  
Shaofang Gong
Keyword(s):  
Transmission Lines ◽  
Directional Coupler ◽  
Feedback Mechanism ◽  
Power Divider ◽  
Electromagnetic Simulation ◽  
Planar Form ◽  
Measurement Results ◽  
Minimum Number ◽  
Wilkinson Power Divider ◽  
Good Agreement

A three-port power divider consisting of a directional coupler, a Wilkinson power divider, and two transmission lines connected to them is proposed. Theoretical analysis reveals that highly unequal power division can be achieved by a feedback mechanism of two transmission lines along with the coupling coefficient of the directional coupler and the power division ratio of the Wilkinson power divider. The three-port power divider inherits the performance characteristics of high isolation, low reflection coefficients at all ports, and the minimum number of components. The proposed power divider is designed at 5.8 GHz and fabricated and evaluated through measurements. It demonstrates that electromagnetic simulation results are in good agreement with theoretical prediction and measurement results. The three-port power divider is compact in the planar form, so it can be easily integrated into radio frequency front ends.

scholarly journals A Novel Analytical Design Technique for a Wideband Wilkinson Power Divider Using Dual-Band Topology

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (19) ◽  
pp. 6330
Author(s):  
Asif I. Omi ◽  
Rakibul Islam ◽  
Mohammad A. Maktoomi ◽  
Christine Zakzewski ◽  
Praveen Sekhar
Keyword(s):  
Transmission Lines ◽  
Return Loss ◽  
Power Divider ◽  
Dual Band ◽  
Design Technique ◽  
Fractional Bandwidth ◽  
Coupled Line ◽  
Analytical Design ◽  
Resonance Frequencies ◽  
Wilkinson Power Divider

In this paper, a novel analytical design technique is presented to implement a coupled-line wideband Wilkinson power divider (WPD). The configuration of the WPD is comprised of three distinct coupled-line and three isolation resistors. A comprehensive theoretical analysis is conducted to arrive at a set of completely new and rigorous design equations utilizing the dual-band behavior of commensurate transmission lines. Further, the corresponding S-parameters equations are also derived, which determine the wideband capability of the proposed WPD. To validate the proposed design concept, a prototype working at the resonance frequencies of 0.9 GHz and 1.8 GHz is designed and fabricated using 60 mils thick Rogers’ RO4003C substrate. The measured result of the fabricated prototype exhibits an excellent input return loss > 16.4 dB, output return loss > 15 dB, insertion loss < 3.30 dB and a remarkable isolation > 22 dB within the band and with a 15 dB and 10 dB references provide a fractional bandwidth of 110% and 141%, respectively.

Flexible and miniaturized power divider

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 547-557 ◽  
Author(s):  
François Burdin ◽  
Florence Podevin ◽  
Philippe Ferrari
Keyword(s):  
Millimeter Wave ◽  
Transmission Lines ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Size Reduction ◽  
Input Port ◽  
Power Divider ◽  
Proof Of Concept ◽  
Millimeter Wave Range ◽  
Measurement Results ◽  
Wave Range

A new flexible and miniaturized power divider (PD), based on the Wilkinson PD topology, is carried out in this paper. Flexibility and size reduction are achieved simultaneously thanks to both an open-stub loading the input port and additional transmission lines (TLines) connecting the output ports to the isolation resistance. Design equations and rules are given. As a proof-of-concept, two PDs working at 2.45 GHz were fabricated and measured. Then, on the basis of the previous developments, a 1:4 power-dividing feeding network was realized. It highlights the high performance and flexibility of the proposed PD. Agreement between simulation and measurement results is very good, for PDs as well as for the feeding network, thus validating the proposed approach. This concept is straightforward to be applied at higher frequencies, in particular in the millimeter-wave range on CMOS technologies, where flexibility in the choice of the TLines characteristic impedances and size reduction are mandatory.

A novel compact lowpass filter with sharp roll-off and wide stopband

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-33
Author(s):  
M. Hayati ◽  
AS. Abdipour ◽  
AR. Abdipour
Keyword(s):  
Transmission Lines ◽  
Lowpass Filter ◽  
Transmission Zeros ◽  
High Impedance ◽  
Attenuation Level ◽  
Measurement Results ◽  
High Figure ◽  
Frequency Behavior ◽  
Better Than ◽  
Resonance Cell

AbstractIn this paper, a microstrip lowpass filter adopting two main resonators with steep transition band and wide rejection band has been introduced. The first main resonance cell consists of meandered transmission lines which are loaded by modified T-shaped patches. The second main resonator is composed of high-impedance lines loaded by polygon patches. To obtain a steep skirt performance, the first and second resonators have been combined. Moreover, employing eight high–low impedance folded stubs and two rectangular open-stubs as suppressing cells has resulted in improving the stopband features. To comprehend the frequency behavior of the employed resonators and also their combination, the formulas of the transmission coefficient, reflection coefficient, and the transmission zeros of their equivalent LC circuits have been extracted, separately. According to the measurement results, the −3 dB operating frequency of this filter is 1.65 GHz. Moreover, a relative stopband bandwidth equal to 166% with a corresponding attenuation level of 23 dB and a sharp roll-off rate (393.61 dB/GHz) have been achieved. In the passband region from DC to 1.632 GHz, the insertion loss and return loss are better than 0.0763 and 15.85 dB, respectively, proving an acceptable in-band performance. Finally, the implemented structure brings about a high figure-of-merit equal to 81 672.

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