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The 4:1(50-Ω:12.5-Ω) microstrip-slot line impedance transformer using a dielectric resonator

유전체 공진기를 이용한 4:1(50-Ω:12.5-Ω) 마이크로스트립-슬롯 선로 임피던스 변환기

  • Park, Ung-hee (Department of Electronic Engineering, Kangwon University)
  • Received : 2020.08.02
  • Accepted : 2020.08.16
  • Published : 2020.11.30
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Abstract

Since the slot line transmits electric and magnetic signals through the slot, the size of the slot greatly affects the signal power loss. In order to have low loss, the slot line is mainly used at a high frequency of above 3GHz on a substrate having a high dielectric constant(er). This paper proposes the 4:1 impedance transformer using a slot line on TLC-30 laminate (h=20mil, er=3.0; Taconic) being a relatively low dielectric constant at a frequency of 1.85GHz. In the proposed impedance transformer, the dielectric resonator is arranged on the slot line to reduce signal loss occurring at the slot line. The proposed 4:1 microstrip-slot line impedance transformer fabricated using a (Zr,Sn)TiO4 dielectric resonator(er=38) has the transmission loss(S21) of -0.375dB and the reflection value(S11) of -27.6dB at 1.855GHz. This confirms that the slot line can be stably used even in a low dielectric constant substrate and a low frequency region by using a dielectric resonator.

슬롯 선로는 슬롯을 통해 전계와 자계 신호가 전달되기 때문에 슬롯의 크기가 전력 손실에 크게 영향을 준다. 일반 적으로 슬롯 선로는 낮은 전력 손실로 동작하기 위해 상대적으로 높은 비유전율(er)의 기판에서 3GHz 이상의 높은 주파수에서 사용하게 된다. 본 논문에서는 상대적으로 낮은 비유전율(er)을 가지는 Taconic사의 TLC-30(er=3) 기판을 이용하여 중심주파수 1.85GHz에서 동작하는 슬롯 선로를 이용한 4:1 임피던스 변환기를 제안하였다. 제안된 임피던스 변환기에서의 슬롯 선로는 슬롯 선로 위에 유전체 공진기를 배치하여 슬롯 선로에서의 신호 손실을 줄였다. 비유전율(er) 38의 (Zr,Sn)TiO4을 이용하여 만든 유전체 공진기를 사용한 4:1 마이크로스트립-슬롯 선로 임피던스 변환기는 1.855GHz에서 삽입 특성(S21) -0.375dB와 반사 특성(S11) -27.6dB를 보였다. 이는 유전체 공진기를 이용하면 상대적으로 낮은 비유전율 기판과 낮은 주파수 영역에서도 안정적으로 슬롯 선로를 이용할 수 있음을 확인할 수 있었다.

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