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Wide Band Folded Coupled Line Power Divider Using Metamaterial for Mobile Application

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The power divider is a vital device, particularly in microwave communication systems. The Large expanding demand in mobile communication needs to have a single small power divider which caters all generations of mobiles ranging from 1 to 4 G. To satisfy this wide band requirement of the mobile communication this new work is proposed. The existing coupled-line Wilkinson power divider is operating in dual bands with center frequencies of 1.1 and 2.2 GHz. The proposed power divider improves bandwidth from 0.5 to 3.5 GHz by using metamaterial. Hexagonal metamaterial is used for wider bandwidth operation and folded coupled micro-strip line technology is used to reduce the size of power divider. SMD resistors are used to produce better isolation. The simulation is done by HFSS13.0. Its proto type is also fabricated and tested by using the Agilent VNA (Make: Agilent; Model: FieldFox N9923A). The measured results are in good agreement with the simulation results.

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  1. Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, K.L.N College of Engineering, Pottapalayam, Sivagangai District, Tamil Nadu, 630612, India

    S. C. Sivaprakash & K. Monika

  2. Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Alagappa Chettiar Government College of Engineering and Technology, Karaikudi Sivagangai District, Tamil Nadu, 630004, India

    A. Sivanantha Raja

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Sivaprakash, S.C., Monika, K. & Sivanantha Raja, A. Wide Band Folded Coupled Line Power Divider Using Metamaterial for Mobile Application. Wireless Pers Commun 125, 685–697 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-022-09572-7

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