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access icon free Wideband two-port with programmable scattering parameters

© The Institution of Engineering and Technology
Received 23/09/2018, Accepted 29/07/2019, Revised 22/07/2019, Published 02/08/2019

A two-port network featuring programmable reflection and transmission coefficients is proposed. The network exhibits a simple structure and can operate over a wide frequency range. A detailed description of the presented system is given, including the theoretical analysis and derivation of design equations. To assess the performance of the manufactured system, the tuning range of reflection and transmission coefficients was measured in the frequency range from 0.5 to 2.0 GHz. The obtained results show good agreement with the theoretical results over the entire two-octave operational bandwidth. Moreover, the potential application of the developed two-port for the generation of various reflection coefficients in calibration of a multiport reflectometer is demonstrated.

Inspec keywords: S-parameters; calibration; programmable circuits; reflectometers; two-port networks; UHF filters

Other keywords: reflection coefficients; wideband two-port; two-port network; transmission coefficients; multiport reflectometer; manufactured system; programmable scattering parameters; frequency 0.5 GHz to 2.0 GHz; tuning range; two-octave operational bandwidth; design equations; programmable reflection

Subjects: Microwave circuits and devices; Filters and other networks

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