Integrable broadside power divider

Abstract

A stripline printed circuit power divider is disclosed disposed on oppositeides of a central dielectric substrate in a three substrate layered stripline orientation. An electrically coupled, coplanar, dual lead of the power divider disposed on opposite sides of the central dielectric substrate is joined into a single lead on one side of the substrate by diverting each coplanar lead and passing one lead through a hole in the dielectric to be joined with the other lead on a single surface of the dielectric.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A method for coupling two coplanar, broadside conductor strips, separated by a dielectric substrate, into a single conductor strip, comprising the steps of: diverging an upper and a lower conductor strip from a common broadside coupled point;   diminishing the width of each of said upper and lower diverged conductor strips;   cutting a passageway adjacent said upper diverged conductor strip through said dielectric substrate;   providing an extension to said lower diverged conductor strip;   passing said extension through said passageway in said dielectric substrate; and   soldering said extension to a broadened continuation of said upper diverged conductor strip.   
     
     
       2. A printed circuit power divider, comprising: a first dielectric substrate (DES), having a first and second planar surfaces with at least one hole therethrough;   a second DES, having a first and second planar surfaces, said second planar surface of said second DES being contiguous and coplanar with said first surface of said first DES;   a third DES, having a first and second planar surfaces, said first planar surface of said third DES being contiguous and coplanar with said second surface of said first DES;   a first ground plane covering said first surface of said second DES;   a second ground plane covering said second surface of said third DES;   a first conductor strip etched on said first surface of said first DES converging to a first coplanar point on said first surface of said first DES;   a second conductor strip etched on said second surface of said first DES converging to a second coplanar point on said second surface of said first DES juxtaposed said first coplanar point;   an electrically coupled coplanar extension of said first and second conductor strips extending from said first and second coplanar points;   lossy material disposed at intervals between said first and second conductor strips along said electrically coupled coplanar extension;   an extension of said coplanar first conductor strip extending along one side of said hole;   an extension of said second coplanar conductor strip extending through said hole and soldered to said first conductor strip; and   a continuation of said soldered first and second conductor strips on said first surface of said first DES.