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Abstract

This paper presents power divider that combines broadside coupling and coplanar waveguides. This structure enables the tuning of the coupling coefficient by changing the microstrip line width on the top and bottom surfaces as well as the slot spacing between the line and the ground plane. This developed power divider can be easily fabricated with a single-layer structure, without requiring complex multilayer manufacturing of a printed circuit board. To verify the effectiveness of this proposed structure, simulation and measurement were performed at a center frequency of 2 GHz. The measurement results of the implemented power divider agreed well with the simulation results.

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