Wilkinson Power Dividers And Feed Networks: A Brief Overview

A Wilkinson Power Divider uses quarter wave transformers to split an input signal into two equal phase output signals. Since the design is reciprocal, Wilkinson Power Dividers can also be used as power combiners. With this flexibility, they are widely used in many RF and microwave communication systems, including those with multiple channels or complex feed networks. This white paper further discusses the capabilities and uses of these dividers in feed networks.