Compact Differential Power Dividers With Arbitrary Complex Terminations for 6G FR3 Communication
Abstract
This article presents compact N-way power dividers to address the size and impedance limitations of the quarter-wavelength transmission line-based power divider. In this work, we employ an even–odd analysis to separate the design of the power-transmission network from the port-isolation network. This approach enables the derivation of rigorous closed-form design equations for arbitrary complex source and load impedances’ matching networks. As proof-of-concept (PoC), two types of power dividers (C–L and L–C types) were implemented targeting 6G Frequency Range 3 (FR3) upper mid frequency bands. The C–L type divider achieves an insertion loss of 0.85–1.52dB and isolation of 15.5–33.1dB across the 12–18GHz. The L–C type divider exhibits an insertion loss of 0.76–1.16dB and isolation of 16.1–31.1dB over the 7–11GHz.
Fields of Study & Subjects
PAPR reduction in OFDM
Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies
Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization
Publication details
- Journal / source
- IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques
- Publisher
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Volume
- 74
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 5384–5394
- Publication date
- 7 April 2026