Background
The directional coupler is a microwave/millimeter wave device which is used for distributing or synthesizing microwave signal power and has directional coupling characteristics, and is applied to signal extraction, power monitoring, source output power amplitude stabilization, transmission and reflection frequency sweep test and the like. The microstrip directional coupler is a planar directional coupler, can be realized by printed circuit board technology, and has the characteristics of small volume, easy integration and the like. According to the position of the isolation port relative to the input port, the microstrip directional coupler can be divided into three directional couplers, namely a same-direction directional coupler, a reverse directional coupler and a cross directional coupler, and specifically, the three directional couplers are as follows: if the input end and the straight-through end are on the same transmission line, the coupling end and the isolation end are on the other transmission line, and the input end and the isolation end are on the same side, a homodromous coupler is formed; if the input end and the straight-through end are on the same transmission line, the coupling end and the isolation end are on the other transmission line, and the input end and the coupling end are on the same side, a reverse coupler is formed; if the input end and the isolation end are on the same transmission line, the coupling end and the through end are on the other transmission line, and the input end and the isolation end are on the same side, a cross directional coupler is formed.
The microstrip transverse directional coupler has the characteristics of low cost, easy processing and small volume, and meanwhile, as the coupling end and the straight-through end of the microstrip transverse directional coupler are arranged on one transmission line, circuit crossing can be avoided and the circuit layout is simplified when the microstrip transverse directional coupler is applied to a microwave circuit, so that the research of the microstrip transverse directional coupler is concerned with the extensive research and application of a Butler matrix and a power amplifier. However, the reported microstrip has fixed phase across the output ports of the directional coupler, such as 90 ° or 60 °, and the like, which limits its application in tunable beam feeding networks and power amplifiers. If the continuous adjustable phase crossing the directional coupler is realized, the beam direction of the antenna array can be flexibly adjusted, and the efficiency of the power amplifier can be obviously improved. At present, no cross directional coupler with continuously adjustable phase has been found.
Disclosure of Invention
Aiming at the problems, the invention develops a phase continuous adjustable crossing directional coupler which comprises a variable capacitance diode loading parallel coupling line, an electric length adjustable parallel short circuit line, an end part cross-connected variable capacitance diode and four 50 ohm input/output ports;
the variable capacitance diode loading parallel coupling lines comprise a first section of variable capacitance diode loading parallel coupling line, a second section of variable capacitance diode loading parallel coupling line and a third section of variable capacitance diode loading parallel coupling line; the electric length adjustable parallel short circuit line comprises a first section of electric length adjustable parallel short circuit line, a second section of electric length adjustable parallel short circuit line and a third section of electric length adjustable parallel short circuit line;
the first section of varactor diode loading parallel coupling lines comprise a first coupling line, a second coupling line and a first varactor diode; the second section of varactor diode loading parallel coupling lines comprise a third coupling line, a fourth coupling line and a second varactor diode; the third-section varactor diode loading parallel coupling lines comprise a fifth coupling line, a sixth coupling line and a third varactor diode; the first length of the parallel short-circuit line with the adjustable electrical length comprises a first fixed-length parallel short-circuit line and a fourth variable capacitance diode; the second section of the parallel short-circuit line with the adjustable electrical length comprises a second fixed-length parallel short-circuit line and a fifth variable capacitance diode; the third-section parallel short-circuit line with the adjustable electrical length comprises a third fixed-length parallel short-circuit line and a sixth variable capacitance diode; the cross-terminal varactor comprises a seventh varactor and an eighth varactor;
the first section of electric length adjustable parallel short-circuit line is connected with the left end of a first variable capacitance diode loading parallel coupling line, the second section of electric length adjustable parallel short-circuit line is connected with the middle of a second variable capacitance diode loading parallel coupling line, the third section of electric length adjustable parallel short-circuit line is connected with the right end of a third variable capacitance diode loading parallel coupling line, the first variable capacitance diode is positioned between the first coupling line and the second coupling line, the second variable capacitance diode is positioned between the third coupling line and a fourth coupling line, the third variable capacitance diode is positioned between a fifth coupling line and a sixth coupling line, the seventh variable capacitance diode is bridged at the left end of the first section of variable capacitance diode loading parallel coupling line, and the eighth variable capacitance diode is bridged at the right end of the third section of variable capacitance diode loading parallel coupling line;
the first section of the varactor diode loading parallel coupling line, the first section of the varactor diode loading parallel coupling line and the third section of the varactor diode loading parallel coupling line have the same electrical length, and the characteristic impedances of the first fixed length parallel short circuit line, the second fixed length parallel short circuit line and the third fixed length parallel short circuit line are the same as the even mode characteristic impedances of the first section of the varactor diode loading parallel coupling line, the second section of the varactor diode loading parallel coupling line and the third section of the varactor diode loading parallel coupling line
Further, the method comprises the following steps of; the phase between the output ports of the cross directional coupler can be continuously adjusted.
Further, the method comprises the following steps of; and the phase continuous adjustment of 45 degrees to 135 degrees is realized by adjusting the capacitance values of the first variable capacitance diode, the second variable capacitance diode, the third variable capacitance diode, the fourth variable capacitance diode, the fifth variable capacitance diode, the sixth variable capacitance diode, the seventh variable capacitance diode and the eighth variable capacitance diode.
The formula deduced according to the invention can realize continuous adjustment of phase among output ports and can realize any power division ratio. Due to the adoption of the technical scheme, the crossing directional coupler with the continuously adjustable phase has the characteristics of easiness in processing, small volume and low cost, and is suitable for wide popularization.
Drawings
Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a phase continuously adjustable transverse directional coupler according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an equivalent circuit diagram of the even mode of the phase continuously adjustable cross directional coupler according to the present invention;
FIG. 3 is an odd-mode equivalent circuit diagram of a phase continuously adjustable cross directional coupler according to the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a graph of S11 and S31 for a phase continuously adjustable cross directional coupler according to the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a graph of S21 and S41 for a phase continuously adjustable cross directional coupler according to the present invention;
fig. 6 is a phase curve between output ports of the cross directional coupler of the phase continuously adjustable type according to the present invention.
In the figure: 11. a first varactor diode loading parallel coupling line, 12, a second varactor diode loading parallel coupling line, 13, a third varactor diode loading parallel coupling line, 21, a first variable length parallel short-circuit line, 22, a second variable length parallel short-circuit line, 23, a third variable length parallel short-circuit line, 111, a first coupling line, 112, a second coupling line, 121, a third coupling line, 122, a fourth coupling line, 131, a fifth coupling line, 132, a sixth coupling line, 211, a first fixed length parallel short-circuit line, 221, a second fixed length parallel short-circuit line, 231, a third fixed length parallel short-circuit line, 113, a first varactor diode, 123, a second varactor diode, 133, a third varactor diode, 212, a fourth varactor diode, 222, a fifth varactor diode, 232, a sixth varactor diode, 31, a seventh varactor diode, 32. an eighth varactor.
Detailed Description
In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings in conjunction with the following detailed description. It should be understood that the description is intended to be exemplary only, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Moreover, in the following description, descriptions of well-known structures and techniques are omitted so as to not unnecessarily obscure the concepts of the present invention.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a termination equal complex impedance cross directional coupler of the present invention, which may include the cross directional coupler of the present example;
the variable capacitance diode load parallel coupling line, the electric length adjustable parallel short circuit line, the end part cross-over variable capacitance diode and four 50 ohm input/output ports. The varactor diode loading parallel coupling lines comprise a first section of varactor diode loading parallel coupling line 11, a second section of varactor diode loading parallel coupling line 12 and a third section of varactor diode loading parallel coupling line 13; the electric length adjustable parallel short-circuit line comprises a first section of electric length adjustable parallel short-circuit line 21, a second section of electric length adjustable parallel short-circuit line 22 and a third section of electric length adjustable parallel short-circuit line 23;
further, the first segment of the varactor loading parallel coupled line 11 includes a first coupled line 111, a second coupled line 112, and a first varactor 113; the second varactor loading parallel coupled line 12 comprises a third coupled line 121, a fourth coupled line 122 and a second varactor 123; the third segment of varactor-loaded parallel coupled lines 13 include a fifth coupled line 131, a sixth coupled line 132, and a third varactor 133; the first-stage electrically-length-adjustable parallel short-circuit line 21 includes a first fixed-length parallel short-circuit line 211 and a fourth varactor 212; the second length of electrically adjustable parallel short 22 comprises a second fixed length parallel short 221 and a fifth varactor 222; the third-stage parallel short-circuit line 23 with an adjustable electrical length comprises a third fixed-length parallel short-circuit line 231 and a sixth varactor 232; the cross-terminal varactors include a seventh varactor 31 and an eighth varactor 32.
Further, the first section of the electrical length adjustable parallel short-circuit line 21 is connected to the left end of the first varactor loading parallel coupling line 11, the second section of the electrical length adjustable parallel short-circuit line 22 is connected to the middle of the second varactor loading parallel coupling line 12, the third section of the electrical length adjustable parallel short-circuit line 23 is connected to the right end of the third varactor loading parallel coupling line 13, the first varactor 113 is located between the first coupling line 111 and the second coupling line 112, the second varactor 123 is located between the third coupling line 121 and the fourth coupling line 122, the third varactor 133 is located between the fifth coupling line 131 and the sixth coupling line 132, the seventh varactor 31 is bridged to the left end of the first section of the varactor loading parallel coupling line 11, and the eighth varactor 32 is bridged to the right end of the third section of the varactor loading parallel coupling line 13.
The electrical lengths of the first varactor diode loading parallel coupling line 11, the first varactor diode loading parallel coupling line 11 and the third varactor diode loading parallel coupling line 13 are the same, and the characteristic impedances of the first fixed-length parallel short-circuit line 211, the second fixed-length parallel short-circuit line 221 and the third fixed-length parallel short-circuit line 231 are the same as the even mode characteristic impedances of the first varactor diode loading parallel coupling line 11, the second varactor diode loading parallel coupling line 12 and the third varactor diode loading parallel coupling line 13
Further, the phase continuous adjustment of 45 to 135 ° is realized by adjusting the capacitance values of the first varactor diode 113, the second varactor diode 123, the third varactor diode 133, the fourth varactor diode 212, the fifth varactor diode 222, the sixth varactor diode 232, the seventh varactor diode 31, and the eighth varactor diode 32.
Specifically, the phase between the input and output ports in this embodiment is
The power ratio is
Different power division ratios between the two output ports can be realized. And converting the four-port network of the coupler into two-port networks for analysis by using an odd-even mode analysis method, and calculating circuit parameters.
Under the excitation of the even mode, the current crossing the symmetrical plane of the directional coupler is zero, and the circuit is equivalently an open circuit. Fig. 2 shows an even-mode equivalent circuit of the present invention across a directional coupler. Z1eLoading the varactor with the characteristic impedance of the even mode of the parallel coupled lines, Z1For characteristic impedance, theta, of electrically-length-adjustable parallel-short-circuited lines1eLoading the varactor with the even mode electrical length of the parallel coupled lines, θ4The equivalent electrical length of the parallel short circuit line 21 is adjustable for the first electrical length. Theta4Electrical length theta of the parallel short circuit line 211 with the first fixed length4_fixAnd the capacitance value C of the fourth varactor 2126The following relationship is satisfied:
θ4=arccot(Z1ωC6+cotθ4_fix)
θ2for the equivalent electrical length, theta, of the second electrically length-adjustable parallel short-circuit line 222Electrical length theta of parallel short circuit line 221 with second fixed length2_fixAnd the capacitance C of the fourth varactor 2227The following relationship is satisfied:
θ3for the third section of the electrical length-adjustable parallel short-circuit line 23 the equivalent electrical length, theta3Electrical length θ of parallel short-circuit line 221 to third fixed length3_fixAnd the capacitance value C of the fourth varactor 2328The following relationship is satisfied:
θ3=arccot(Z1ωC8+cotθ3_fix)
under the excitation of an odd mode, the voltage across the symmetrical plane of the directional coupler is zero, and the effect is equivalent to short circuit. Figure 3 shows the odd-mode equivalent circuit of the present invention across a directional coupler. Z1oLoading the varactor with the odd-mode characteristic impedance, Z, of the parallel coupled lines1For characteristic impedance, theta, of electrically-length-adjustable parallel-short-circuited lines1oLoading the varactor with the odd mode electrical length of the parallel coupled lines, θ4For the equivalent electrical length, theta, of the first electrically length-adjustable parallel short-circuit line 212For the equivalent electrical length, theta, of the second electrically length-adjustable parallel short-circuit line 223The equivalent electrical length of the parallel short-circuit line 23 is adjustable for the third segment electrical length. C1Is the capacitance value, C, of the first varactor diode 1132Is the capacitance value, C, of the second varactor 1233Is the capacitance value, C, of the third varactor 1334Is the capacitance value, C, of the seventh varactor diode 315The capacitance value of the eighth varactor 32.
Two transmission matrices can be obtained from the two-port network of fig. 2 and 3, and the two transmission matrices are solved according to the characteristics of the cross directional coupler, so as to obtain the design formula of the cross directional coupler of the present invention, wherein the solving steps are as follows:
step 1: the transmission matrix under even mode excitation is substituted into the following expression,
the equivalent electrical length theta of the parallel short-circuit line 23 is adjustable by the third segment electrical length3And the even mode characteristic impedance Z of the loaded parallel coupling line of the variable capacitance diode1eAs a free variable, the equivalent electrical lengths theta of the first and second-stage electrically length-adjustable parallel short-circuit lines 22 of the parallel coupling line 1 corresponding to the phase difference between the different output ports are obtained2And theta4The expression of (a) is:
drawing out theta3Not at the same time, theta2And theta4With Z1eThe optimal even-mode characteristic impedance Z of the varactor loaded parallel coupling line can be selected1e。
Step 2: the transmission matrix under odd mode excitation is substituted into the following expression,
Ae=-Do
Be/Z0=-Co·Z0
Ce·Z0=-Bo/Z0
De=-Ao
wherein
With the capacitance values, C, of the first varactor diode 113, the second varactor diode 123 and the third varactor diode 1331,C2,C3The odd-mode characteristic impedance Z of the loaded parallel coupling line of the variable capacitance diode can be obtained as a free variable1oCapacitance value C of the seventh varactor 314And an eighth varactor diode 32 with a capacitance value C5Expression (c):
wherein
b0o=2ωC5-Y1 cotθ4
b4o=2ωC4-Y1 cotθ3
And step 3: the capacitance value C of the first varactor 113, the second varactor 123 and the third varactor 133 is selected as appropriate1,C2,C3Loading the varactor diode with the odd-mode characteristic impedance Z of the parallel coupling line1oThe characteristic impedance Z of the even mode is less than that of the loaded parallel coupling line of the variable capacitance diode1eFurther obtain the capacitance value C of the seventh variable capacitance diode 314And an eighth varactor diode 32 with a capacitance value C5
In the specific embodiment of the present invention, the center frequency of the cross directional coupler is 1.6GHz, the coupling degree is 3dB (power division ratio k is 1), and circuit parameter values corresponding to phase differences between different output ports are obtained according to the above formula and the solving step, as shown in table 1.
TABLE 1 values of circuit parameters corresponding to phase differences between different output ports
The phase continuously adjustable type transverse directional coupler is designed according to the obtained characteristic impedance, the electrical length and the capacitance value of the variable capacitance diode. As shown in fig. 4-6, the phase-continuously adjustable cross directional coupler of this embodiment has a phase adjustable range of 45 ° to 135 °. And during phase adjustment, the return loss and the isolation at the central frequency point are both more than 20dB, and the coupling degree is 3.5 +/-0.5 dB.
The above description is only for the preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art should be considered to be within the technical scope of the present invention, and the technical solutions and the inventive concepts thereof according to the present invention should be equivalent or changed within the scope of the present invention.