TY - JOUR
T1 - Dual and broadband power dividers at microwave frequencies based on composite right/left handed (CRLH) lattice networks
AU - Vélez, P.
AU - Bonache, J.
AU - Martín, F.
PY - 2014/1/1
Y1 - 2014/1/1
N2 - This paper proposes a dual-band power divider operating at GHz frequencies and implemented by means of impedance transformers (also called inverters) based on lattice networks and transmission line sections. The dual-band functionality of the proposed device is achieved thanks to the composite right/left handed (CRLH) behavior of the impedance transformers, able to provide -90° and +90° phase shift at the first and second design frequencies, respectively, of the divider. By using such combination of transmission line sections and lattice networks, the characteristic impedance of the impedance transformers is roughly constant over wide bandwidths, with the results of broad operating bands. To demonstrate the possibilities of the approach, a prototype device is designed, fabricated and characterized. © 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
AB - This paper proposes a dual-band power divider operating at GHz frequencies and implemented by means of impedance transformers (also called inverters) based on lattice networks and transmission line sections. The dual-band functionality of the proposed device is achieved thanks to the composite right/left handed (CRLH) behavior of the impedance transformers, able to provide -90° and +90° phase shift at the first and second design frequencies, respectively, of the divider. By using such combination of transmission line sections and lattice networks, the characteristic impedance of the impedance transformers is roughly constant over wide bandwidths, with the results of broad operating bands. To demonstrate the possibilities of the approach, a prototype device is designed, fabricated and characterized. © 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
KW - CRLH transmission line
KW - Lattice network
KW - Metamaterials
KW - Power divider
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.photonics.2014.05.006
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.photonics.2014.05.006
M3 - Article
SN - 1569-4410
VL - 12
SP - 269
EP - 278
JO - Photonics and Nanostructures - Fundamentals and Applications
JF - Photonics and Nanostructures - Fundamentals and Applications
IS - 4
ER -