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    The Wilkinson power divider is a 3-port device that evenly divides incoming power between its two output ports, while also matching and isolating the output ports. It achieves this using a scattering matrix and additional resistor between the output ports. Specifically, the resistor value is 2Z0, which results in the output ports being matched and isolated from each other. While it works similarly to a lossless power divider, the Wilkinson power divider uses quarter-wave transmission lines, making it narrow-band.

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    The Wilkinson power divider is a 3-port device that evenly divides incoming power between its two output ports, while also matching and isolating the output ports. It achieves this using a scattering matrix and additional resistor between the output ports. Specifically, the resistor value is 2Z0, which results in the output ports being matched and isolated from each other. While it works similarly to a lossless power divider, the Wilkinson power divider uses quarter-wave transmission lines, making it narrow-band.

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    The Wilkinson power divider is a 3-port device that evenly divides incoming power between its two output ports, while also matching and isolating the output ports. It achieves this using a scattering matrix and additional resistor between the output ports. Specifically, the resistor value is 2Z0, which results in the output ports being matched and isolated from each other. While it works similarly to a lossless power divider, the Wilkinson power divider uses quarter-wave transmission lines, making it narrow-band.

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    4/14/2009 The Wilkinson Power Divider 723.

    doc 1/3

    The Wilkinson
    Power Divider
    The Wilkinson power divider is a 3-port device with a
    scattering matrix of:
    b2
    j
    2
    a1 j
    2 b3
    0 j
    2
    j
    2


    S = j 2 0 0
    j j
    j 2 0 0 a2 2 b1 2 a3

    Note this device is matched at port 1 (S11 = 0 ), and we find that


    magnitude of column 1 is:

    2 2 2
    S11 + S21 + S31 = 1

    Thus, just like the lossless divider, the incident power on port 1
    is evenly and efficiently divided between the outputs of port 2
    and port 3:

    2 P1 + 2 P1 +
    P2 = S21 P1 = +
    P3 = S31 P1 = +
    2 2

    But now look closer at the scattering matrix. We also note that
    the ports 2 and 3 of this device are matched !

    S22 = S33 = 0

    Likewise, we note that ports 2 and ports 3 are isolated:

    Jim Stiles The Univ. of Kansas Dept. of EECS


    4/14/2009 The Wilkinson Power Divider 723.doc 2/3

    S23 = S32 = 0

    Its the (nearly) ideal 3dB power divider!!!

    Q: So just how do we make this Wilkinson power divider?

    It looks a lot like a lossless 3dB divider, only with an additional


    resistor of value 2Z 0 between ports 2 and 3:

    This resistor is the secret to the Wilkinson power divider, and


    is the reason that it is matched at ports 2 and 3, and the reason
    that ports 2 and 3 are isolated.

    Note however, that the quarter-wave transmission line sections


    make the Wilkinson power divider a narrow-band device.

    Jim Stiles The Univ. of Kansas Dept. of EECS


    4/14/2009 The Wilkinson Power Divider 723.doc 3/3

    Figure 7.12 (p. 322)


    Frequency response of an equal-split Wilkinson power divider. Port 1 is the input
    port; ports 2 and 3 are the output ports.

    www.seefunkschule.at/privat/studienzeit/-
    3dB0 html

    www.avitronics.co.za/microwave%20product/cpl/pg010.htm

    Jim Stiles The Univ. of Kansas Dept. of EECS

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