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Ring Directional Taps

Lecture



  Ring Directional Taps

Fig. 3.9. Ring eight-port:

a — general scheme; b — partial two-terminal circuit replacement scheme

Let us find out the possibility of creating directional couplers based on an eight-port network with a plane of symmetry   Ring Directional Taps , made in the form of a closed ring of four segments of transmission lines (for definiteness of coaxial waveguides) with a T-wave (Fig. 3.9, a). Wave resistance   Ring Directional Taps ,   Ring Directional Taps ,   Ring Directional Taps and lengths of segments of transmission lines   Ring Directional Taps and   Ring Directional Taps are variable parameters, and the length of the segment   Ring Directional Taps chosen equal   Ring Directional Taps . Four-pole symmetric and antisymmetric excitation have the same equivalent circuit (Fig. 3.9 b), in which the equivalent shunting reactive conductivity   Ring Directional Taps refer to parallel loops   Ring Directional Taps and   Ring Directional Taps with the conditions of idling (index "+") and short circuit (index "-") and according to the formulas (1.31) are determined by the expressions

  Ring Directional Taps

  Ring Directional Taps (3.44)

The classical transfer matrices of quadrupoles symmetric and antisymmetric excitation are determined by calculating the product of the three transfer matrices, two of which refer to shunting conductivities   Ring Directional Taps and the third belongs to a quarter-wave transformer with characteristic impedance   Ring Directional Taps .

  Ring Directional Taps (3.45)

Let us consider successively the possibilities of obtaining the directivity of all three types.

1. Type I orientation . Conditions   Ring Directional Taps and   Ring Directional Taps , first, mean conductivity equality   Ring Directional Taps and secondly, lead to a quadratic equation

  Ring Directional Taps (3.46)

with roots   Ring Directional Taps . Equality   Ring Directional Taps has a consequence [see (3.44)]:   Ring Directional Taps   Ring Directional Taps therefore the length of the transmission line segments   Ring Directional Taps and   Ring Directional Taps should choose   Ring Directional Taps . Then   Ring Directional Taps and   Ring Directional Taps . According to formulas (3.35) with regard to (3.46), the elements of the ideal scattering matrix of the resulting directional coupler of type I

  Ring Directional Taps ;   Ring Directional Taps (3.47)

and equality   Ring Directional Taps , which is a consequence of the unitarity of the scattering matrix (3.33), coincides with equation (3.46). Thus, choosing the appropriate wave impedances   Ring Directional Taps and   Ring Directional Taps , you can set the specified power division at the isolated outputs of the coupler. For example, for equal division of power from input 1 between outputs 2 and 4, one should choose   Ring Directional Taps and   Ring Directional Taps . The resulting device with equal power division is called a square (or stub ) bridge . In the frequency band, the matching and isolation properties of the inputs are not saved and the square bridge is characterized by the following parameters:

1) entrance KBV   Ring Directional Taps

2) isolation of inputs 1 and 3, defined as   Ring Directional Taps dB;

3) the coupling coefficients given by the relations   Ring Directional Taps db

The dependencies of these parameters on the frequency are shown in Fig. 3.10, which also shows one of the possible patterns of the printed circuit board, obtained when implementing a square bridge on strip transmission lines.

2. Type II directivity. Conditions   Ring Directional Taps and   Ring Directional Taps in the transfer matrix (3.45), first, make   Ring Directional Taps and secondly, lead to a quadratic equation

  Ring Directional Taps (3.48)

with roots   Ring Directional Taps . Equality   Ring Directional Taps and   Ring Directional Taps can be performed if you choose [see Formulas (3.44)]:   Ring Directional Taps ;   Ring Directional Taps ;   Ring Directional Taps that provides   Ring Directional Taps . According to formulas (3.39) with regard to (3.48), the elements of the ideal scattering matrix of the resulting directional coupler of type II

  Ring Directional Taps (3.49)

and equality   Ring Directional Taps , which is a consequence of the unitarity of the scattering matrix, coincides with equation (3.48) with   Ring Directional Taps . The device obtained belongs to the oppositely directed couplers of the common-mode and antiphase type and is specifically called the hybrid ring . Selecting appropriate wave impedances   Ring Directional Taps and   Ring Directional Taps segments of the ring, you can install at its outputs a predetermined division of power. For example, to achieve equal division of power between outputs 2 and 3 when input 1 is excited, the wave resistances of the segments of the ring should be chosen   Ring Directional Taps . The frequency characteristics of the parameters of a hybrid ring with an equal power division are depicted in Figure 3.11. Where one of the possible printed circuit board patterns is also shown when performing a hybrid ring on stripline transmission lines.

3. Type III directionality. Conditions   Ring Directional Taps and   Ring Directional Taps which must be answered by the elements of the transfer matrix (3.45), firstly, it means equality of conductivities   Ring Directional Taps and secondly, lead to a quadratic equation

  Ring Directional Taps (3.50)

with roots   Ring Directional Taps . Therefore, the minimum length of the segments   Ring Directional Taps and   Ring Directional Taps should be chosen equal   Ring Directional Taps . In this way,   Ring Directional Taps . According to formulas (3.43) with regard to (3.50), the elements of the ideal scattering matrix of the resulting directional coupler of type III

  Ring Directional Taps (3.51)

  Ring Directional Taps

It is easy to make sure that the type III directional directional coupler exactly corresponds to the type I directional coupler, but with replacement   Ring Directional Taps and renumbering inputs. Thus, the implementation of type III directivity in this case does not lead to a new coupler scheme (see Fig. 3.8 and explanations for it in the text).

So, research of the octopolar device shown in fig. 3.9, allows to explain the principle of operation of the widespread enlarged basic elements - the square bridge and the hybrid ring from a unified position. Similar elements can be performed on many types of transmission lines, including rectangular waveguides. In the latter case, not parallel, but serial connection of output waveguides to a closed waveguide ring (i.e. in the E-plane) is used more often. This forces the partial circuits of the two-port networks to change in fig. 3.9, б by replacing parallel loop reactivities   Ring Directional Taps on sequential reactivity   Ring Directional Taps . Reception of calculated ratios for ring directional couplers of various types with series connection of output waveguides to the ring is recommended for readers as an exercise.


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