Analysis and Design of a Diplexing Power Divider for Ku-Band Satellite Applications
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Geometry of the Proposed Diplexing Structure and Performance Analysis
2.1. Overall Structure
2.2. Analysis
3. Diplexing-Power Divider: Design and Performance
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Ref. | Center Frequency (GHz) | Fractional Bandwidth (%) | Insertion Losses (dB) | Return Losses (dB) | Isolation (dB) | Structure Technology |
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[46] | 28.2/29.2 | >2.3/>2.2 | 0.9/0.9 | 13/13 | 55 | Waveguide |
[51] | 73.5/83.5 | >6.8/>6 | Not Given | 13/13 | 50 | Waveguide |
[52] | 2.45/2.98 | <10/<10 | 1.6/1.9 | 19.2/15.3 | 24 | Microstrip |
[53] | 1.8/2.4 | 4.4/2.7 | 5.6/7 | Not Given | 22 | Microstrip |
[54] | 19.8/29.7 | 6/4.7 | 1.3/1.3 | 10/10 | 25 | SIW |
This Work | 14.4/17.4 | 19.4/9.2 | 1.5/1.5 | 10/10 | 15–40 | SIW |
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Karami, F.; Boutayeb, H.; Amn-e-Elahi, A.; Talbi, L.; Ghayekhloo, A. Analysis and Design of a Diplexing Power Divider for Ku-Band Satellite Applications. Sensors 2023, 23, 8726. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23218726
Karami F, Boutayeb H, Amn-e-Elahi A, Talbi L, Ghayekhloo A. Analysis and Design of a Diplexing Power Divider for Ku-Band Satellite Applications. Sensors. 2023; 23(21):8726. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23218726
Chicago/Turabian StyleKarami, Farzad, Halim Boutayeb, Ali Amn-e-Elahi, Larbi Talbi, and Alireza Ghayekhloo. 2023. "Analysis and Design of a Diplexing Power Divider for Ku-Band Satellite Applications" Sensors 23, no. 21: 8726. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23218726
APA StyleKarami, F., Boutayeb, H., Amn-e-Elahi, A., Talbi, L., & Ghayekhloo, A. (2023). Analysis and Design of a Diplexing Power Divider for Ku-Band Satellite Applications. Sensors, 23(21), 8726. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23218726