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2018-02-06
Compact and Performance Evaluation of Branch-Line Hybrid Coupler Microstrip for Long Term Evolution Applications
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Progress In Electromagnetics Research Letters, Vol. 73, 53-60, 2018
Abstract
This paper presents a study and analysis of a high performance microstrip branch-line 3dB hybrid coupler (BLHC) operating at 2.2 GHz for Long Term Evolution (LTE) application. High and low impedance meander lines are used to miniaturize the conventional Branch Line Hybrid Coupler. A prototype of the proposed coupler is fabricated and tested using a Rohde and Schwarz ZVB 20 vector network analyzer. The measured results agree well with the simulated ones.
Citation
Mahmoud Moubadir, Hicham Aziz, Naima Amar Touhami, and Mohamed Aghoutane, "Compact and Performance Evaluation of Branch-Line Hybrid Coupler Microstrip for Long Term Evolution Applications," Progress In Electromagnetics Research Letters, Vol. 73, 53-60, 2018.
doi:10.2528/PIERL17070709
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