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http://dx.doi.org/10.5515/KJKIEES.2008.19.7.713

Ring Hybrid Balun with Good Amplitude and Phase Balance and Its Application to a Balanced Frequency Doubler  

Na, Won (School of ECE, University of Seoul)
Lee, Moon-Que (School of ECE, University of Seoul)
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Abstract
A modified broad-band ring hybrid balun with additional two shorted $\lambda$/4 stubs is proposed. The proposed balun is a modified version which has additional two shorted $\lambda$/4 stubs to compensate phase and amplitude imbalances of conventional ring hybrid coupler. To demonstrate the validity of the proposed balun, a balanced Schottky-diode frequency doubler is designed and measured. Measurement data show that the proposed frequency doubler has around 10 dB conversion loss and more than 30 dB fundamental suppression over an input range of $1.6{\sim}2.35\;GHz$.
Keywords
Balun; Ring Hybrid Coupler; Frequency Doubler;
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