1. Introduction The directional couplers are inherently assumed as four-port devices, which consisted of two transmission lines that are electromagnetically coupled to each other. The first port is named as input, and the second one as output or transmitted, the third one as sampling or coupled and the fourth one as isolated or terminated. By using a special design the input power is divided between output and coupled port in a certain ratio named coupling factor. The required value for coupling factor P1/P3 defines the range of applications for directional couplers. Based on the application, coupling factor could be any value like 3, 6, 10, 20 dB and even more. The performance of the directional coupler is usually evaluated by its directivity between port 3 and 4.The directivity is a calculated parameter from isolation and coupling factor and shows how the two components of wave cancel each other at port 4. Though we prefer to have high value for directivity as much as possible, but in real situation this could be happened only around center frequency of designing band. The waveguide directional couplers have a good directivity compared to microstrip or stripline couplers and in spite of their bulky size, give us a low loss, high power handling, good characteristics and low cost due to use of just a simple waveguide.
Contribution to Book
Multi-Hole Waveguide Directional Couplers
Solutions and Applications of Scattering, Propagation, Radiation and Emission of Electromagnetic Waves
(2012)
Abstract
Disciplines
Publication Date
November 14, 2012
Editor
Ahmed Kishk
Publisher
InTech
ISBN
978-953-51-0838-2
Citation Information
Moghavvemi, M., Ameri Mahabadi, H., & Alijani, F. (2012). Multi-Hole Waveguide Directional Couplers. In A. Kishk (Ed.), Solutions and Applications of Scattering, Propagation, Radiation and Emission of Electromagnetic Waves (pp. 195-218). New York, USA: InTech.