Splitters

Combiners and Splitters tend to be one and the same thing, except in the power handled. Instead we are going to look at Compact Splitters where the emphasis is on small size ie; the lines are < quarter lambda or even non-existent (Kang or Lumped Splitter). Here you will find all the information that is not in a brown paper bag. However unlike the brown paper bag we wil not deal with the Kang version because of the obvious practical limitations.

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Webb Splitter

The Webb splitter takes the original quarter wave lines and reduces the length. In the way of compensation the line Z's diverge. Thus we generate a C step and an equivalent line extension, with extra C's, if required.

Webb 2 Way

Scardelletti Splitter

Here, again the line lengths are reduced and capacitors added to simulate the missing line length.

Scardelletti 2 Way

Lumped Element Splitter

Here we get rid of the lines altogether by replacement with lumped elements.The ultimate in compact Wilkinson but with problems for frequencies > 10GHz.

Lumped 2 Way

Bagley Splitter and Variants

The classical Bagley coupler is for n = odd splits. In the standard form the isolation is lousy, so really only suitable for passive systems. such as antenna arrays. (See antenna site for antenna array designs Visit Antennas ). Adding isolation resistors does give an improvement.

The Bagley splitter is a pure power splitter. The phase and group delay are not the same on each port.

Bagley Odd

There is a variant for n = even designs. More complicated to layout since the lines lengths are different over each port link.

Bagley Even