Design of Wideband Waveguide Hybrid With Ultra-Low Amplitude Imbalance
Journal article, 2016

We present a design and synthesis procedure for a new 90 ° waveguide hybrid with ultra-low amplitude imbalance. This novel hybrid design is based on Reed's multiple branch waveguide hybrid. The primary feature of this quadrature hybrid design is the introduction of a controllable ripple in the operational band by, firstly changing the heights of the input and output branches and, secondly, by introducing three waveguide-height discontinuity sections placed symmetrically in the main waveguide. This layout allows ultra-low amplitude imbalance over a wide operational band. At the same time, it permits a greater input/output branch height as compared to the Reed's 5-branch waveguide hybrid, which should ease fabrication for short-mm and sub-mm wavelengths. This design concept is demonstrated through a 90 ° waveguide hybrid for the 159-216 GHz band (30% fractional bandwidth). Our simulations indicate that the amplitude imbalance of the hybrid is better than 0.2 dB over the most of the 159-216 GHz band with a phase imbalance better than ±4°. Experimental verification of the hybrid shows excellent agreement with the simulations.

Waveguide hybirds

directional couplers

wideband waveguide hybirds

hybrids

Author

Hawal Marouf Rashid

Chalmers, Earth and Space Sciences, Advanced Receiver Development

Vincent Desmaris

Chalmers, Earth and Space Sciences, Advanced Receiver Development

Victor Belitsky

Chalmers, Earth and Space Sciences, Advanced Receiver Development

Thilo Bednorz

Rohde & Schwarz

Andreas Henkel

Rohde & Schwarz

IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology

2156-342X (ISSN) 21563446 (eISSN)

Vol. 6 1 83-90 7355411

Subject Categories

Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering

DOI

10.1109/TTHZ.2015.2502070

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