Ultra-Wideband Power Divider With Good In-Band Splitting and Isolation Performances

Abstract

An ultra-wideband (UWB) power divider on microstrip line is proposed, analyzed and designed. This divider is formed by installing a pair of stepped-impedance open-circuited stubs and parallel-coupled lines to two symmetrical output ports. In addition, a single resistor is properly placed between two output ports. After simple transmission line theory analysis, it is demonstrated that 3 dB power splitting from one input to two output ports, good impedance matching at all the three ports and excellent isolation between two output ports are achieved over the specified 3.1-10.6 GHz UWB range. Finally, a prototype divider is fabricated and measured to provide an experimental verification on the predicted attractive features.