In this paper, a novel Wilkinson power divider utilizing left-handed transmission lines (LHTLs) is presented. The proposed device was fabricated by using the lumped L–C (−λ/4) LHTLs instead of the right-handed transmission lines branch arms of the conventional Wilkinson power divider. Both the measured and simulated results show that the designed power divider has a wide bandwidth of return loss and isolation, and its size is 50% smaller than conventional Wilkinson power dividers. The measured results are good well with the simulated ones. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 49: 712–715, 2007; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.22227

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