Contribution of LTCC technology to the miniaturization of six-port networks

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作者：

de la Morena-Alvarez-Palencia, Cristina ^{[1
]}

Burgos-Garcia, Mateo ^{[1
]}

Gismero-Menoyo, Javier ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Politecn Madrid, Dept Signals Syst & Radiocommun, Ciudad Univ S-N, E-28040 Madrid, Spain

来源：

2011 41ST EUROPEAN MICROWAVE CONFERENCE | 2011年

关键词：

Multiport networks; six-port technique; low temperature co-fired ceramic; tandem couplers; power dividers; RECEIVER; RADIO;

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中图分类号：

TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];

学科分类号：

0808 ; 0809 ;

摘要：

The six-port network has been identified in recent years as one of the best candidates to implement a Software Defined Radio (SDR). The main characteristic of the six-port architecture is its extremely large bandwidth, which involves multi-band and multi-mode capabilities. However, broadband six-port network designs lead to large size circuits. New technologies must be explored in order to achieve compact size and low-cost productions for configurable radio terminals. In this paper, the LTCC (Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramic) technology is proposed for implementing a six-port receiver. In the first place, we have developed an LTCC 90-degree hybrid coupler, which is the most critical component of the six-port network. Measurement results show a good performance over the frequency range from 1.5 to 6.5 GHz.

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页码：659 / 662

页数：4