A Compact, Planar, Eight-Port Waveguide Power Divider/Combiner: The Cross Potent Superhybrid
Accelerator Physics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
In this letter, we present a novel four-way divider/combiner in rectangular waveguide. The design is completely two-dimensional in the h-plane, with eight-fold mirror symmetry, and is based on a recent four-port hybrid design [6]. In combining mode, it can function as a phased array with four inputs and four outputs. The planar nature of this design provides advantages, such as the freedom to increase the waveguide height beyond the over-moding limit in order to reduce field strengths. Along with its open geometry, this makes it ideal for high-power applications where rf break down is a concern. Design criteria, field-solver simulation results, and prototype measurements are presented.
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@article{arxiv.physics/0102034,
title = {A Compact, Planar, Eight-Port Waveguide Power Divider/Combiner: The Cross Potent Superhybrid},
author = {Christopher D. Nantista and Sami G. Tantawi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0102034},
year = {2007}
}