Vestigial dual-band quadrature branch line coupler with aligned phase and improved bandwidth response

Previous dual-band quadrature branch line couplers were either narrow band or had phases in the two bands that are not aligned. A vestigial dual-band quadrature branch line coupler is presented that is phase aligned and with one band that is broad, making it ideal for WLAN and other dual-band applications.

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