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2021-05-18

PIER Letters

Vol. 97, 157-163, 2021

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Optimization Technique for Lumped-Element LC Resonator Constructed on Multilayer Substrate

Ke Cao and Xia Pan

Parasitic effects in a lumped-element multilayer LC resonator are analyzed with an equivalent circuit. An optimization technique is proposed. With this technique, undesired influences of parasitic effects may be reduced. Meanwhile, some of the parasitic effects may be used for the size-reduction and performance improvement. A lumped-element multilayer LC resonator is used for demonstration. The optimized resonator outperforms the resonator before optimization in both performance and size. A multilayer filter composed of four LC resonators is used for verification. The measurement results agree very well with circuit results. The measured parasitic resonances are higher than the third harmonic frequency. These facts show the effectiveness of the proposed technique.

OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUE FOR LUMPED-ELEMENT LC RESONATOR CONSTRUCTED ON MULTILAYER SUBSTRATE

2021-04-23

PIER Letters

Vol. 97, 149-156, 2021

doi:10.2528/PIERL21021903

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I-Shaped Frequency and Pattern Reconfigurable Antenna for WiMAX and WLAN Applications

Poonam Thanki and Falguni Raval

This paper shows a dual-band frequency and pattern reconfigurable antenna. The proposed antenna is designed on an FR4 substrate of thickness 1.6 mm and size 25×15 mm². Depending on the ON/OFF states of the PIN diode, the proposed antenna resonates at two distinct frequencies, i.e., 3.5 GHz, and 5.2 GHz, and has a pattern tilt from -170˚ to +160˚ in yz plane. In HFSS simulation, lumped RLC elements are used to reconfigure the antenna frequency and pattern. For switching, the PIN diode is used for frequency and pattern reconfiguration in the fabricated antenna to verify the simulated performance. In the simulated and measured performance, the proposed antenna shows reasonable matching. The proposed antenna is suitable for WiMAX and WLAN applications.

I-SHAPED FREQUENCY AND PATTERN RECONFIGURABLE ANTENNA FOR WIMAX AND WLAN APPLICATIONS

2021-04-22

PIER Letters

Vol. 97, 141-148, 2021

doi:10.2528/PIERL21021803

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An Inline Quarter-Mode SIW Bandpass Filter Based on Frequency-Dependent Coupling Structures with Controllable Transmission Zeros

Zhiwei Shi , Guo Hui Li , Yulu Song and Binbin Cheng

An inline quarter-mode substrate integrated waveguide (QMSIW) filter with controllable finite transmission zeros (FTZs) is presented based on a novel frequency-dependent coupling structure, which is constructed by a microstrip line with a pair of symmetric metallized via/buried holes and a magnetic coupling iris between two resonant cavities. FTZ can be independently introduced and controlled on both sides of passband to achieve high selectivity while keeping the filter compact configuration unchanged. For demonstration, the proposed structure is analyzed in detail. An inline fourth-order QMSIW bandpass filter (BPF) with two upper FTZs is designed, fabricated, and measured. The synthesis results, EM results, and measured results are in accordance with each other, which confirms the effectiveness of the proposed method.

AN INLINE QUARTER-MODE SIW BANDPASS FILTER BASED ON FREQUENCY-DEPENDENT COUPLING STRUCTURES WITH CONTROLLABLE TRANSMISSION ZEROS

2021-04-20

PIER Letters

Vol. 97, 131-139, 2021

doi:10.2528/PIERL21032203

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Comparison of the Uniformity and Efficiency of the Square and Circular Helmholtz Coils for Wireless Power Transmission System

Zenglei Zhang , Changshun Yuan , Jinyang Gao , Chen Gao and Jinshan Zhou

Wireless power transmission system (WPTS) based on near-field inductive coupling is an effective way to provide power for gastrointestinal micro-robot. WPTS is normally realized by a Helmholtz coil outside the body and a three-dimensional receiving coil in the micro-robot. Helmholtz coil has two types, circle and square. However, a quantitative comparison for them in the application of WPTS has not been available yet. In this paper, the calculating models of the electromagnetic field intensity (EMFI) for the circular Helmholtz coil (CHC) and square Helmholtz coil (SHC) are built. With the built model, the uniformities of the electromagnetic field (UEMF) of two Helmholtz coils are calculated. The actual coil system is built to verify the correctness of the built models. When the diameter of the CHC and the side length of the SHC are both 40 cm, the available areas (UEMF ≥ 90%) for powering the robot supplied by the CHC and SHC are 39% and 56%, respectively. Also, the consumed powers of the two coils, when identical EMFI is excited, are compared. When the EMFI at the center of the CHC and SHC are both 1 Gs, the consumed powers are 5.09 W and 4.62 W, respectively. The above results show that compared to the CHC, the SHCnot only has better uniformity, but also consumes less power. Thus, it is more suitable for the WPTS.

COMPARISON OF THE UNIFORMITY AND EFFICIENCY OF THE SQUARE AND CIRCULAR HELMHOLTZ COILS FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM

2021-04-19

PIER Letters

Vol. 97, 121-130, 2021

doi:10.2528/PIERL21031604

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Hammer-Shaped Element-Based Compact MIMO Antenna for WLAN Application

Vinay Sharma , Madhur Deo Upadhayay , Atul Vir Singh and Jitendra Prajapati

This paper proposes a dual-polarized and high gain, four-element based compact multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) antenna operating at 5.2 GHz. First, a hammer-shaped antenna has been designed with a gain of 5.3 dBi, impedance bandwidth of 400 MHz, and broadside radiation. A mathematical analysis for radiated electric field and an equivalent circuit model for the hammer-shaped antenna are developed. Using the hammer-shaped antenna as an element, four element MIMO design with shorting walls is proposed. The shorting walls near non-radiating edges improve isolation between the elements by changing the direction of the major lobe. The proposed design has an envelope correlation coefficient (ECC) < 0.15, measured gain of 5.5 dBi, and mean effective gain (MEG) ~ -3 dB. This design has a low profile and single layer planar structure of area 65 mm x 65 mm, which makes it a good contender for portable devices or low-profile hand-held applications in WLAN band.

HAMMER-SHAPED ELEMENT-BASED COMPACT MIMO ANTENNA FOR WLAN APPLICATION

2021-04-16

PIER Letters

Vol. 97, 115-120, 2021

doi:10.2528/PIERL21031203

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Frequency Reconfigurable Antenna with Dual-Band and Dual-Mode Operation

Ting-Yan Liu , Jun-Yan Chen and Jeen-Sheen Row

A frequency reconfigurable antenna with dual-band operation is presented. The antenna has a circular radiating patch loaded with an annular slot, and the slotted patch is shorted to the ground plane with four conducting posts. The antenna has three feed ports. Two of the ports are used to excite the slot mode resonant at a lower frequency, and broadside radiation with dual orthogonal linear polarizations can be obtained. The other port is used to excite the monopolar-patch mode resonant at a higher frequency, and conical radiation with vertical polarization can be yielded. To reconfigure the operation frequencies, four varactors are symmetrically placed across the annular slot. The simulated results indicate that the resonant frequency of the slot mode can be tuned from 1.62 to 1.17 GHz when the capacitance of the varactors is varied from 0.6 to 1.8 pF; besides, for each capacitance value, the impedance bandwidth of the antenna operating in the monopolar-patch mode can cover the frequencies from 2.4 to 2.5 GHz. Experiments are also carried out to validate the simulated data.

FREQUENCY RECONFIGURABLE ANTENNA WITH DUAL-BAND AND DUAL-MODE OPERATION

2021-04-16

PIER Letters

Vol. 97, 105-113, 2021

doi:10.2528/PIERL21022104

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A Method for Thinning Useless Elements in the Planar Antenna Arrays

Jafar Ramadhan Mohammed

In this paper, the thinning space is constrained to only outer sub-planar array elements instead of fully filled planar array. Since the amplitude weights of the outer elements have small amplitude excitations, they can be optimized to find the least useful elements and remove them without affecting the desired radiation characteristics. The binary genetic algorithm is used to perform such thinning optimization. Simulation results show that roughly the same performance can be achieved when the number of removed elements in the outer sub-array relative to the total number of the planar array elements does not exceed 19%. In addition, to keep the size of the thinned array equal to that of the original filled array, the perimeter elements were excluded from the thinning process. Also, some constraints on the thinned array pattern are imposed to control the null directions toward interfering signals.

A METHOD FOR THINNING USELESS ELEMENTS IN THE PLANAR ANTENNA ARRAYS

2021-04-12

PIER Letters

Vol. 97, 95-103, 2021

doi:10.2528/PIERL21020604

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Quad-Port Miniaturized Ultra-Wideband MIMO Antenna with Metal Vias

Qingzhi Yang , Kang Wang and Yufa Sun

A miniaturized four-port multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna for ultra-wideband (UWB) applications is presented. The proposed UWB MIMO antenna has a compact size of 34 × 34 mm². Four antenna elements are placed orthogonally, and the element is connected to the feed line through metal vias in the substrate. These metal vias increase the bandwidth of the high frequency part of the antenna. A T-shaped slit, a rectangular slit, and a triangular chamfer are etched on the ground between two adjacent antenna elements. The working bandwidth of the antenna is 2.5-11.6 GHz, covering the entire UWB application band. The isolation between antenna elements is more than 18 dB within the operating bandwidth. Details of the design methodology and results are presented and discussed. Envelope correlation coefficient is computed, and it is within the acceptable limit, which validates the design concept for building a compact MIMO antenna system with good performance.

QUAD-PORT MINIATURIZED ULTRA-WIDEBAND MIMO ANTENNA WITH METAL VIAS

2021-04-08

PIER Letters

Vol. 97, 87-94, 2021

doi:10.2528/PIERL21030702

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Highly Sensitive Polymer Based Fabry-Perot Interferometer for Temperature Sensing

Lashari Ghulam Abbas , Farhan Mumtaz , Yutang Dai , Ai Zhou , Wenbin Hu and Muhammad Aqueel Ashraf

A highly sensitive temperature sensor based on a polymer cavity of a Fabry-Perot interferometer (FPI) is experimentally demonstrated. The interferometer gives ease in fabrication, and it can be formed by the induction of a thermos-sensitive polymer layer in between two single mode fibers (SMFs). The polymer is used as an FPI cavity for temperature sensing. Due to high thermal expansion coefficient (TEC) and thermos-optic coefficient (TOC) of polymer make the interferometer highly sensitive to ambient temperature. The maximum temperature sensitivity of 2.2209 nm/°C for the polymer FPI cavity of 40.61 µm in the ambient temperature range of 28°C to 34°C is obtained. The proposed sensor shows the advantages of high sensitivity, compactness, simple fabrication, and low cost. Thus, it may become a part of various practical applications in the field of environmental science and engineering sciences.

HIGHLY SENSITIVE POLYMER BASED FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETER FOR TEMPERATURE SENSING

2021-04-08

PIER Letters

Vol. 97, 77-85, 2021

doi:10.2528/PIERL21021003

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A Novel Miniaturized Bandpass Filter Basing on Stepped-Impedance Resonator

Man Zhang , Minquan Li , Pingjuan Zhang , Kaiyue Duan , Baokun Jin , Lichang Huang and Yawen Song

This paper proposes a novel miniaturized bandpass filter by loading a stepped-impedance resonator (SIR). Owing to the intrinsic characteristic of SIR, a third-order bandpass filter with SIR is presented, which has a size reduction of 38% compared with the conventional hairpin-line filter. On account of the electrical tape gap effect of a defected ground structure (DGS), further miniaturization is realized by introducing a pair of complementary split-ring resonator (CSRR) DGSs. Besides, frequency selectivity and out-of-band rejection can be improved by adding CSRR DGS and source-load (S-L) coupling structures, which produce two transmission zeros at two side band of passband respectively. The results show that the passband range is 3.4-3.6 GHz, and the final size is reduced by 50.3%.

A NOVEL MINIATURIZED BANDPASS FILTER BASING ON STEPPED-IMPEDANCE RESONATOR

2021-04-07

PIER Letters

Vol. 97, 69-76, 2021

doi:10.2528/PIERL21031501

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Comparative Analysis of Electromagnetic Performance of Magnetic Gear

Xiaocun Huang , Yuxiu Guo and Libing Jing

In order to investigate the influence of different magnetization modes on the electromagnetic performance of magnetic gear, four models of magnetic gear with different magnetization modes are established. The finite element method is used to simulate the four models and compare their performances. The distribution of magnetic flux lines, air gap magnetic field, harmonic distribution, static torque and dynamic torque are calculated, respectively. The simulation results show that the coaxial magnet gear with Halbach array has larger air gap flux density amplitude, smaller air gap harmonic content and higher output torque than the other three kinds of magnetic gears.

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC PERFORMANCE OF MAGNETIC GEAR

2021-04-06

PIER Letters

Vol. 97, 61-68, 2021

doi:10.2528/PIERL21022601

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Design of Low Profile Multiband Reflective Polarization Converter for Both Linear and Circular Polarized Waves

Surya Durga Padmaja Bikkuri and Alapati Sudhakar

This paper presents a multifunctional metasurface based reflective polarization converter, to convert the polarization of incident electromagnetic wave in three adjacent frequency bands. In the first band linear to circular polarization conversion and in the remaining two bands linear to orthogonal polarization conversion is achieved. The designed metasurface consists of two circular split rings and a star-shaped split resonator which is fabricated on a metal-backed dielectric substrate. From the simulation results, it is evident that the orthogonal linear polarization conversion band is observed at 9.2 GHz and 12.8 GHz with a polarization conversion ratio of more than 92%. Similarly, it is identified that the same metasurface converts the incident linear polarized wave to circularly polarized wave at 7.3 GHz. Furthermore, the proposed metasurface maintains the handedness of the circularly polarized incident wave at 9.2 & 12.8 GHz frequency upon reflection. The proposed multifunctional polarization converter has a simple planar geometry and low profile which can be used in many applications, such as reflector antennas, imaging systems, remote sensors, and radiometers.

2021-03-29

PIER Letters

Vol. 97, 51-59, 2021

doi:10.2528/PIERL21012201

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Compact Quarter Mode and Eighth Mode Substrate Integrated Waveguide Bandpass Filters with Frequency-Dependent Coupling

Zhiwei Shi , Guohui Li , Yulu Song and Binbin Cheng

This paper presents two size-miniaturized quarter mode (QM) and eighth mode (EM) substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) bandpass filters (BPFs), which are embedded with a novel frequency-dependent coupling (FDC) structure. The proposed FDC is implemented as a composition of balanced folding lines and inductive iris. One additional transmission zero (TZ) introduced by FDC between two cavities leads to higher frequency selectivity and better out-of-band rejection. Higher order modes suppression appears by combining the loaded paired open stubs on feeder lines with FDC technique, achieving a wide stopband. Meanwhile, the circuit dimension is further reduced by symmetrically cutting SIW. To validate the novel approach, the frequency-dependent coupling matrix (CM) is implemented to determine characteristics of the proposed structure in theory, QM- and EM-SIW BPFs loaded with FDC have been designed, fabricated and measured. Experimental results illustrate the characteristics of miniaturization and good performance. All results are in good agreement.

COMPACT QUARTER MODE AND EIGHTH MODE SUBSTRATE INTEGRATED WAVEGUIDE BANDPASS FILTERS WITH FREQUENCY-DEPENDENT COUPLING

2021-03-25

PIER Letters

Vol. 97, 45-50, 2021

doi:10.2528/PIERL21030404

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Matrix Splitting Technique for Solving Electromagnetic Scattering Problems Over a Wide Angle by Compressive Sensing

Qi Qi , Xin-Yuan Cao , Ming Sheng Chen , Zhixiang Huang and Xian-Liang Wu

By combining the method of moments and the compressive sensing theory, a rapid scheme for analyzing the electromagnetic scattering problems over a wide incident angle has been developed, by which the calculation times of traditional method of moments can be decreased efficiently. To further reduce the calculation times, the matrix splitting technique is proposed to establish a new scheme in this paper. The basic principle is elaborated in detail, and the effectiveness of the new scheme is verified by numerical results.

MATRIX SPLITTING TECHNIQUE FOR SOLVING ELECTROMAGNETIC SCATTERING PROBLEMS OVER A WIDE ANGLE BY COMPRESSIVE SENSING

2021-03-23

PIER Letters

Vol. 97, 35-43, 2021

doi:10.2528/PIERL20122601

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An Online Extraction Method of Noise Source Impedance Based on Network Analyzer

Ming-Xing Du , Yang Li , Qiqi Dai and Ziwei Ouyang

This paper presents an online noise source impedance extraction method based on network analyzer. Firstly, the composition scheme of the measurement method is given, the equivalent circuit model of the measurement system established, and the port structure of the equivalent circuit analyzed. Secondly, two known standard resistances are used to calibrate the measuring system and connecting wires. Finally, the passive device and DC/DC converter are used as the equipment to be tested, and the measurement results are compared with those of other methods and impedance analyzer. The comparison results show that the measurement method has high measurement accuracy and good temperature sensitivity.

AN ONLINE EXTRACTION METHOD OF NOISE SOURCE IMPEDANCE BASED ON NETWORK ANALYZER

2021-03-22

PIER Letters

Vol. 97, 27-34, 2021

doi:10.2528/PIERL20112403

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Fast Estimate of Plane Wave Attenuation of Conductive Powders for Rapid Deployment of Customized Cement Based Microwave Absorbing Solutions

Narayanan Sabarish and Madaswamy Jayakumar

Enhancing the electromagnetic absorption properties of pozzolanic cement provides scope for low cost realisation of frequency screened buildings. Electromagnetic wave attenuation attribute of conductive filler inclusions determines the absorption properties of filler loaded cement mortar. A transmission line based rapid measurement technique for the speedy estimate of microwave attenuation of conductive fillers is presented, providing quick approximates of cement mortar thickness for realizing customized absorption loss. Ash from three units of steel plant including EAF, AoD, and ARS units is investigated. Coaxial transmission line supports TEM propagation, hence is well suited for estimating plane wave characteristics. Ash filled coaxial transmission structures are subjected to scattering matrix measurements in the frequency range 800 MHz-4 GHz. Plane wave attenuation is estimated from the scattering matrix transfer coefficient (S₂₁). Ashes guarantee minimum 10 dB/m attenuation in the specified frequency range with ash from ARS unit providing loss over 50 dB/m. The database of customized cement mortar (composite) thickness for realizing varied absorption losses, incorporating ARS ash, is projected. The presented technique reduces the requirement of anechoic chambers, broad band horns, and liability of prototyping large mortar samples (all frequency dependent), for estimating shielding properties of conductive filler loaded cement mortar composites, over wide band. Cement panels with customized absorption loss provide scope as low cost solution for managing device co-location issues encountered in evaluating EMI/EMC concerns is future IoT based systems.

FAST ESTIMATE OF PLANE WAVE ATTENUATION OF CONDUCTIVE POWDERS FOR RAPID DEPLOYMENT OF CUSTOMIZED CEMENT BASED MICROWAVE ABSORBING SOLUTIONS

2021-03-15

PIER Letters

Vol. 97, 21-26, 2021

doi:10.2528/PIERL21012701

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Design of a Compact Lowpass-Bandpass Diplexer with High Isolation

Seda Elden and Ali Kursad Gorur

In this paper, a novel compact lowpass-bandpass microstrip diplexer with high isolation is proposed. The proposed structure consists of a lowpass filter section and a bandpass filter section. The lowpass filter section is designed at a cut-off frequency of 2 GHz with sixth order elliptic filtering characteristics. The bandpass filter section is designed at 3.5 GHz by using a meandered dual-mode loop resonator (MDMLR). The MDMLR is coupled to input port by open circuited feeding lines. The lowpass-bandpass diplexer is formed by combining lowpass and bandpass filter sections without using an additional matching circuit. The designed lowpass-bandpass diplexer has been fabricated and measured in a very good agreement with the simulated results. Isolation between the output ports has been measured as better than 40 dB.

DESIGN OF A COMPACT LOWPASS-BANDPASS DIPLEXER WITH HIGH ISOLATION

2021-03-15

PIER Letters

Vol. 97, 13-19, 2021

doi:10.2528/PIERL21011902

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A Terahertz Demultiplexer Based on Metamaterials Applied to Terahertz Communication Systems

Wu Pan , Xuewen Zhang , Yong Ma , Zhen Zhang , Xi Wang , Tao Shen , Yi Li and Lihao Yang

This paper proposes a novel terahertz demultiplexer based on metamaterials. Its surface metal structure comprises double U-shaped structures and a rectangular wire. The demultiplexer can separate terahertz of 0.225 THz and 0.410 THz, with high isolations of 41 dB and 38 dB, low insertion losses of 0.07 dB and 0.11 dB, and stable group delays of 3.5 ps and 3.8 ps at the center frequency, respectively. The equivalent parameters of metamaterials are simulated, and the electric field, current, and power distribution characteristics at operating frequency points are analyzed. This metamaterial is easy to process and is expected to be applied in future 6G wavelength division multiplexing systems.

A TERAHERTZ DEMULTIPLEXER BASED ON METAMATERIALS APPLIED TO TERAHERTZ COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

2021-03-10

PIER Letters

Vol. 97, 7-12, 2021

doi:10.2528/PIERL21011303

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Frequency Reconfigurable High Power GaN /AlGaN HEMT Based Self Oscillating Active Integrated Antenna

Rakhi Kumari , Ananjan Basu and Shiban Kishen Koul

This paper presents two circuits for a high power GaN/AlGaN HEMT based self oscillating Active Integrated Antenna (AIA) using feedback topology. The first circuit, a fixed frequency high power source, is designed using a two-port T-coupled patch antenna in parallel feedback of a device. This circuit radiates 41 dBm power at 2.34 GHz frequency when being biased at Vgs = -2.1 V and Vds = 25 V. The second circuit, a frequency reconfigurable high power source, is designed using a frequency reconfigurable T-coupled two-port patch antenna in parallel feedback of a device. Frequency reconfigurability is achieved in the second circuit by adding one more strip and two pin diodes at both sides of centre patch of the two-port patch antenna. Change of biasing voltage of pin diodes changes the frequency of oscillation of the circuit. This circuit radiates 32.4 dBm power at 2.1 GHz when pin diodes are off and radiates 32 dBm power at 2.7 GHz when pin diode is on. To the best of our knowledge, the first circuit implemented radiates the highest power using single device whereas the second circuit is the first implementation of reconfigurable oscillating AIA in GaN and also delivers the same power in both states. Each circuit measures 80 mm x 80 mm.

FREQUENCY RECONFIGURABLE HIGH POWER GAN/ALGAN HEMT BASED SELF OSCILLATING ACTIVE INTEGRATED ANTENNA

2021-03-01

PIER Letters

Vol. 97, 1-6, 2021

doi:10.2528/PIERL21010605

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Microstrip Crossover on FR-4 Substrate

Takeru Inaba and Hitoshi Hayashi

This letter shows a compact planar microstrip crossover. The crossover design employs a microstrip to coplanar waveguide transition. The crossover is fabricated on a low cost and readily available FR-4 substrate, and simulation and measurement responses in the low frequency band have been shown. The number of GND vias forming a quasi-coaxial section that confined the electric field around the signal via was increased to improve impedance matching. The core size of the circuit is as compact as 20 mm × 10 mm even in the low frequency band. The crossover operates in the low frequency band with insertion loss of less than 1 dB, return loss of more than 10 dB, and isolation of more than 15 dB.