Patent ID: 7468640

Claim:
A balanced splitter comprising: an unbalanced line including a first strip line and a second strip line connected in series; an unbalanced terminal electrically connected to the first strip line of the unbalanced line; a first balanced line including a third strip line electromagnetically coupled to the first strip line, and a fourth strip line electromagnetically coupled to the second strip line; a first balanced terminal including two terminals, a first and a second of the two terminals being electrically connected to the third strip line and the fourth strip line of the first balanced line, respectively; a second balanced line including a fifth strip line electromagnetically coupled to the first strip line, and a sixth strip line electromagnetically coupled to the second strip line; a second balanced terminal including two terminals, a first and a second of the two terminals being electrically connected to the fifth strip line and the sixth strip line of the second balanced line, respectively; a first resistor electrically connected between the first balanced terminal connected to the third strip line and the second balanced terminal connected to the fifth strip line; and a second resistor electrically connected between the first balanced terminal connected to the fourth strip line and the second balanced terminal connected to the sixth strip line.