Synthesis of a Ring Divider Having Small Dimensions and Weight

An annular power divider has been designed and manufactured to provide the specified frequency characteristics – the separation of input power equally between two outputs with a phase difference of 0 or 180 degrees, depending on the input and the lengths of the segments along which the signal propagates. We managed to reduce the area of the power divider due to artificial transmission lines that have similar characteristics in the vicinity of the operating frequency of the device. Miniaturization is necessary due to the fact that devices in the standard version at low frequencies take up a lot of space on the printed circuit board. We managed to reduce the geometric dimensions of the divider by 74.5%. The experiment proved that the divider layout works and fulfills the specified characteristics.