Directional Coupler Circuit Design &

Analysis using Microwave Office

By: Manjunatha Reddy.H.V

Manjunatha_hv@rediffmail.com
Directional Coupler
Directional Coupler
 Directional Coupler

Example 1:

Design a 20dB coupled line coupler in microstrip,

characteristic impedance of 50 Ohm,and a center
frequency of 9GHz. Plot the coupling and
directivity from 5 to 13GHz.
1. Create New Schematic Shown Below
 3. Select Microstrips
Lines
Coupled Lines
Junctions
2. Go to Elements Tab
Complete Directional Coupler Schematic
MCLIN
MLIN ID=TL3 MLIN PORT
ID=TL7 P=2
PORT ID=TL1 MSTEP$ W=1.344 mm
MSTEP$ W=1.37 mm Z=50 Ohm
P=1 W=1.37 mm ID=TL2 S=0.664 mm
ID=TL6 L=5 mm
Z=50 Ohm L=5 mm L=5.68 mm
1 3
W

2 4 MBEND
MBEND W ID=TL11
ID=TL10 W=1.37 mm
W=1.37 mm MSTEP$ ANG=90 Deg
MSTEP$
ANG=90 Deg ID=TL8 M=0.6
ID=TL5
M=0.6

MLIN
ID=TL4
W=1.37 mm MLIN
L=5 mm ID=TL9
MSUB W=1.37 mm
Er=2.6 L=5 mm
PORT H=0.504 mm PORT
P=4 T=0.018 mm P=3
Z=50 Ohm Rho=1 Z=50 Ohm
Tand=0.002
ErNom=2.6
Name=SUB1

Add MSUB Substrate bloc

View the complete Layout of
Directional Coupler Layout
Add Graph
Right click & select add Measurement
Then Choose S11, then Apply, S21 etc
Directional Coupler Simulation Response
Simulate the design for 5 to 13 GHz in steps of 0.1

DB(|S(1,1)|)
Directional Coupler Graph 1
0
DB(|S(1,1)|)
Directional Coupler EM Extract
DB(|S(1,1)|)
EM_Extract_Doc
-10
DB(|S(2,1)|)
Directional Coupler
DB(|S(2,1)|)
Directional Coupler EM Extract
-20
DB(|S(2,1)|)
EM_Extract_Doc
DB(|S(3,1)|)
Directional Coupler -30
DB(|S(3,1)|)
Directional Coupler EM Extract
DB(|S(3,1)|)
EM_Extract_Doc -40
DB(|S(4,1)|)
Directional Coupler
DB(|S(4,1)|)
Directional Coupler EM Extract -50
DB(|S(4,1)|) 5 7 9 11 13
EM_Extract_Doc
Frequency (GHz)
 Then Simulate
The Directional Coupler using EMSight
For Final EM Simulation
1 3

2 4
 Directional Coupler

Example 2:

Design a 20dB coupled line coupler in microstrip,

characteristic impedance of 50 Ohm,and a center
frequency of 3GHz. Plot the coupling and
directivity from 1 to 5GHz.
Directional Coupler Schematic
MCLIN
ID=TL3
W=1.341 mm
S=0.651 mm
L=17.12 mm
PORT 1 3 PORT
P=1 W P=2
Z=50 Ohm Z=50 Ohm

2 4 PORT
PORT W P=4
P=3
Z=50 Ohm
Z=50 Ohm

MSUB
Er=2.6
H=0.504 mm
T=0.018 mm
Rho=1
Tand=0.002
ErNom=2.6
Name=SUB1
Directional Coupler Layout
 Directional Coupler EM Structure

1 3

2 4
Directional Coupler Simulation Response

DB(|S(1,1)|)
Directional Coupler Graph 1
0
DB(|S(1,1)|)
Directional Coupler EM Extract 3 GHz
DB(|S(1,1)|) -20.97 dB
EM_Extract_Doc

DB(|S(2,1)|)
Directional Coupler
-20
DB(|S(2,1)|)
Directional Coupler EM Extract

DB(|S(2,1)|)
EM_Extract_Doc -40
DB(|S(3,1)|)
Directional Coupler

DB(|S(3,1)|)
Directional Coupler EM Extract

DB(|S(3,1)|)
-60
EM_Extract_Doc

DB(|S(4,1)|)
Directional Coupler

DB(|S(4,1)|)
Directional Coupler EM Extract -80
DB(|S(4,1)|) 1 2 3 4 5
EM_Extract_Doc
Frequency (GHz)
Directional Coupler Hands on Example

Example 3:

Design a 10dB coupled line coupler in microstrip,

characteristic impedance of 50 Ohm,and a center
frequency of 12GHz. Plot the coupling and
directivity from 10 to 14GHz.