Compact coplanar interferometer for a 5–6 GHz IFM system

Issue title: Proceedings from the 16th International Symposium on Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics (ISEM 2013)

Guest editors: Xavier Maldague and Toshiyuki Takagi

Article type: Research Article

Authors: de Oliveira, B.G.M.^{a; b; *} | de Melo, M.T.^a | Machado, G.G.^a | Llamas-Garro, I.^c

Affiliations: [a] Departamento de Eletronica e Sistemas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil | [b] Departamento de Ensino, Instituto Federal de Pernambuco, Pesqueira, Brazil | [c] Centre Tecnologic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya, Castelldefels, Barcelona, Spain | Université Laval, Canada | Tohoku University, Japan

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Bruno G.M. de Oliveira, Departamento de Eletronica e Sistemas, Centro de Tecnologia e Geociências, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Av. Academico Helio Ramos, s/n, CEP 50740-530, Recife, Brazil. E-mail: brunogmo@hotmail.com

Abstract: The authors present a new compact coplanar interferometer for application in an IFM system with 4 bits that operates in a frequency band from 5 to 6 GHz. This interferometer consists of a couple of coplanar two-way Wilkinson power dividers connected to two CPS lines with different signal delays. This interferometer presents smaller dimensions when compared to other designs. Details of this compact coplanar interferometer are provided along with a comparison between theoretical, simulated and measured results.

Keywords: Electronic warfare, frequency estimation, microwave devices, RF signals

DOI: 10.3233/JAE-141835

Journal: International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, vol. 45, no. 1-4, pp. 235-240, 2014