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Simulation and Implementation of a New X-Band 1:4 Power Divider/Combiner Based on a New Waveguide h-Plane Folded Magic-T

Alaa Aldin Sarhan,

Dr. Alaa Aldin Sarhan

Department of Communication

Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology

Syria

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Seyed Hosein Mohseni Armaki,

Dr. Seyed Hosein Mohseni Armaki

Department of Electrical Engineering

Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST)

Iran

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Homayoon Oraizi,

Professor Homayoon Oraizi

Department of Electrical Engineering

Iran University of Science and Technology Narmak

Iran

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Nader Ghadimi,

Dr. Nader Ghadimi

Department of Electrical Engineering

Malek Ashtar University of Technology

Iran

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Majid Tayarani

Dr. Majid Tayarani

Electrical Engineering Department

Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST)

Iran

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Progress In Electromagnetics Research C, Vol. 54, 49-56, 2014

doi:10.2528/PIERC14091002 | Google Scholar

Abstract

This paper presents the simulation and fabrication of a new power divider/combiner based on a new waveguide H-plane folded magic-T structure. Measurements of the fabricated magic-T confirm the accuracy of the optimization algorithms existing in the CST software (Genetic algorithm, Particle Swarm Optimization algorithm PSO, etc.). The magic-T structure exhibits moderate bandwidth response in the frequency range of 8-10 GHz. Also, it shows that the return loss is better than -15 dB, the insertion loss about -3.4 dB, and the isolation between the two output ports better than -25 dB in the frequency range of 8.4-10 GHz, with good transmission phase characteristics. Based on this magic-T structure, a 1:4 power divider/combiner is simulated and tested. The measured results show that the insertion loss is about -6.5±0.25 dB, the return loss less than -15 dB, the isolation among the output ports less than -25 dB, the combining efficiency about 89%, and the transmission phase differences are about ±2° in the frequency range of 8-10 GHz.

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Alaa Aldin Sarhan, Seyed Hosein Mohseni Armaki, Homayoon Oraizi, Nader Ghadimi, and Majid Tayarani, "Simulation and Implementation of a New X-Band 1:4 Power Divider/Combiner Based on a New Waveguide h-Plane Folded Magic-T," Progress In Electromagnetics Research C, Vol. 54, 49-56, 2014.
doi:10.2528/PIERC14091002

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