A coupler is a commonly used RF microwave device used to proportionally distribute input signals to multiple output ports, with output signals from each port having different amplitudes and phases. It is widely used in wireless communication systems, radar systems, microwave measurement equipment, and other fields.
Couplers can be divided into two types according to their structure: microstrip and cavity. The interior of the microstrip coupler is mainly composed of a coupling network composed of two microstrip lines, while the interior of the cavity coupler is just composed of two metal strips.