Journal of Terahertz Science and Electronic Information Technology , Volume. 23, Issue 2, 138(2025)
Design and realization of a W-band 32-way broadband high-efficiency power combiner
A 32-way wideband and high-efficiency power combiner operating at the W-band is designed. The component employs a hybrid E-H plane T-junction to enhance the compactness of the power combiner. To extend the combining bandwidth, ridge waveguide transmission lines are introduced, along with multi-section impedance matching steps and gradual transitions. This structure features compactness, wideband matching, and high efficiency. To validate the proposed method, a 32-way back-to-back power combiner was fabricated and tested. Experimental results show that the structure achieves a return loss better than 15 dB, an insertion loss below 1.05 dB, a relative bandwidth of 37.8%, and a combining efficiency exceeding 78.4% across the W-band. These results confirm the effectiveness of the proposed design method, demonstrating significant application potential for multi-channel power combining scenarios.
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GAO Gang, ZHOU Ziqiao, WANG Xinyue, ZHANG Lidi, YU Weihua, SHAN Qi. Design and realization of a W-band 32-way broadband high-efficiency power combiner[J]. Journal of Terahertz Science and Electronic Information Technology , 2025, 23(2): 138
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Received: Feb. 28, 2023
Accepted: Mar. 13, 2025
Published Online: Mar. 13, 2025
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