Patent ID: 6118353
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: H01P

Abstract:
A power divider/combiner for dividing received powers at each of four input ports, transmitting the divided powers to each of four output ports and combining the transmitted powers at each of said output ports, the power divider/combiner comprising:a series of through transmission lines connecting each of said input ports to a corresponding output port, each of said series of through transmission lines comprising:a primary through transmission line having a first end and a second end;two secondary through transmission lines having first and second ends, said secondary transmission lines flanking and interconnecting with either end of said through transmission line whereby the interconnection of said second end of one of said secondary through transmission lines and said first end of said primary through transmission line defines a node and the interconnection of said second end of the other of said secondary through transmission lines and said second end of said primary through transmission line defines a node;a series of branch transmission lines interconnecting said input ports at a first central node;a series of secondary branch transmission lines interconnecting said first set of secondary through transmission lines at a second central node;a series of branch transmission lines interconnecting said output ports at a third central node; anda series of secondary branch transmission lines interconnecting said second set of secondary through transmission lines at a fourth central node.