A Defected Ground Structure without Ground Contact Problem and Application to Branch Line Couplers

A new defected ground structure (DGS) microstrip line that is free from the ground contact problem is described together with its application example. The proposed DGS microstrip line adopts a double-layered substrate. The first layer contains the microstrip line and DGS patterns on the top and bott...

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Main Authors: Jongsik Lim, Dal Ahn, Sang-Min Han, Yongchae Jeong, Haiwen Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:International Journal of Antennas and Propagation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/232317
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author Jongsik Lim
Dal Ahn
Sang-Min Han
Yongchae Jeong
Haiwen Liu
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Sang-Min Han
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Haiwen Liu
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description A new defected ground structure (DGS) microstrip line that is free from the ground contact problem is described together with its application example. The proposed DGS microstrip line adopts a double-layered substrate. The first layer contains the microstrip line and DGS patterns on the top and bottom planes as with the conventional DGS line. The second substrate, of which upper metal plane has already been removed, is attached to the bottom ground plane of the first layer. This structure prevents the ground plane of the first substrate with DGS patterns from making contact with the metal housing. The proposed DGS microstrip line has advantageous transmission and rejection characteristics, without the ground contact problem of DGS patterns, which has been a critical problem of previous DGS lines. A 10 dB branch line hybrid coupler is designed and measured, as an example of application of the proposed DGS microstrip line.
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spelling doaj-art-f76a491fe94e4fffb71c68f5a78823072025-08-20T03:25:35ZengWileyInternational Journal of Antennas and Propagation1687-58691687-58772013-01-01201310.1155/2013/232317232317A Defected Ground Structure without Ground Contact Problem and Application to Branch Line CouplersJongsik Lim0Dal Ahn1Sang-Min Han2Yongchae Jeong3Haiwen Liu4Soonchunhyang University, Asan, Chungnam 336-745, Republic of KoreaSoonchunhyang University, Asan, Chungnam 336-745, Republic of KoreaSoonchunhyang University, Asan, Chungnam 336-745, Republic of KoreaChonbuk National University, Jeonju, Chonbuk 561-756, Republic of KoreaEast China of Jiaotong University, Nanchang 330013, ChinaA new defected ground structure (DGS) microstrip line that is free from the ground contact problem is described together with its application example. The proposed DGS microstrip line adopts a double-layered substrate. The first layer contains the microstrip line and DGS patterns on the top and bottom planes as with the conventional DGS line. The second substrate, of which upper metal plane has already been removed, is attached to the bottom ground plane of the first layer. This structure prevents the ground plane of the first substrate with DGS patterns from making contact with the metal housing. The proposed DGS microstrip line has advantageous transmission and rejection characteristics, without the ground contact problem of DGS patterns, which has been a critical problem of previous DGS lines. A 10 dB branch line hybrid coupler is designed and measured, as an example of application of the proposed DGS microstrip line.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/232317
spellingShingle Jongsik Lim
Dal Ahn
Sang-Min Han
Yongchae Jeong
Haiwen Liu
A Defected Ground Structure without Ground Contact Problem and Application to Branch Line Couplers
International Journal of Antennas and Propagation
title A Defected Ground Structure without Ground Contact Problem and Application to Branch Line Couplers
title_full A Defected Ground Structure without Ground Contact Problem and Application to Branch Line Couplers
title_fullStr A Defected Ground Structure without Ground Contact Problem and Application to Branch Line Couplers
title_full_unstemmed A Defected Ground Structure without Ground Contact Problem and Application to Branch Line Couplers
title_short A Defected Ground Structure without Ground Contact Problem and Application to Branch Line Couplers
title_sort defected ground structure without ground contact problem and application to branch line couplers
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/232317
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