Question

A 20 dBm power source is connected to the input of a directional coupler having a coupling factor of 20 dB, a directivity of 35 dB, and an insertion loss of 0.5 dB. If all ports are matched, find the output powers (in dBm) at the through, coupled, and isolated ports.

Answer 1

Answer:

$P_O = 0.989 watt = 19.9 dBm$

Explanation:

Given data:

P_1 power = 20 dBm  = 0.1 watt

coupling factor is 20dB

Directivity = 35 dB

We know that

coupling factor $= 10 log \frac{P_1}{P_f}$

solving for  final power

$20 = 10 log\frac{P_1}{P_f}$

$2 = log \frac{P_1}{P_f}$

$100 = \frac{0.1}{P_f}$

$P_f = 0.001 watt = 0 dBm$

Directivity $D = 10 \frac{P_f}{P_b}$

$35 = 10 \frac{0.001}{P_b}$

$P_b = 3.162 \times 10^{-7} wattt$

output Power  $= P_1 -P_f - P_b$

                       $= 0.1 - 0.001 - 3.162 \times 10^{-7}$

$P_O = 0.989 watt = 19.9 dBm$