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IEEE Microwave and Guided Wave Letters
Volume 10 Number 2, February 2000

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Compact Folded Line Rat-Race Hybrid Couplers

Raghu K. Settaluri, Senior Member, IEEE G. Sundberg, A. Weisshaar, Senior Member, IEEE and V. K. Tripathi Fellow, IEEE

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Abstract:

A new, compact folded line configuration for rat-race hybrid couplers is proposed. Simple design equations are presented for the single and double C-section folded line structures. The new configuration exhibits four-to fivefold reduction in footprint as compared to the conventional rat-race configuration. The design is validated both by using the full-wave electromagnetic simulator and with measurement.

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