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Corvus Post subject: New in MICROSTRIP COUPLERS Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 11:43 am
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Joined: Mon Jul 18, 2005 12:55 pm Posts: 8 Hi there.
I would like to design a MICROSTRIP DIRECTIONAL COUPLER of 20dB for UHF band. I am quite new in this kind of couplers. How to begin the design with ADS and its MOMENTUM tool?Which are the steps?
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IR Post subject: Re: New in MICROSTRIP COUPLERSPosted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 11:26 am
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Joined: Mon Jun 27, 2005 2:02 pm Posts: 373 Location: Germany Hello Corvus,
I am also new to this topic. From what I remember, in ADS there are models of coupled lines and also of couplers under the Microstrip line library, which you can utilize as a start point for your design.
First, a linear simulation to estimate the dimensions of the microstrip lines based on the required coupling, reflections and isolation requirements.
The next step is to do EM simulations.
In addition, I have found in Google this article, which shed some light on the design steps:
http://www.engr.uky.edu/~gedney/courses ... hybrid.pdf
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