摘要:
A variable bi-phase modulator circuit for microwave signals comprises a quadrature power divider (1) having signal input and output ports (2 and 3) and two control ports (4 and 5), and comprises two variable resistors each having an input port (11). In accordance with the invention each of the two variable resistors comprises first and second microwave field-effect transistors (F1 and F2) the drains of which are coupled together via an intermediate resistor (R). These resistors can be formed using microwave monolithic integrated circuit technology and can have very good impedance characteristics. The input port (11) of the variable resistor comprises a connection to the intermediate resistor (R) and to the drain of the first transistor (F2). Each transistor is connected with zero dc bias between its source and drain and has a channel resistance which changes with change in gate voltage (VG1, VG2). A shunt stub (L1, L2) is connected to the drain of each transistor (F1, F2) to at least partially compensate at the frequency of operation of the transistor for the source to drain capacitance and for shifts in reference plane due to changes in the gate voltage of each transistor.
摘要:
A variable bi-phase modulator circuit for microwave signals comprises a quadrature power divider (1) having signal input and output ports (2 and 3) and two control ports (4 and 5), and comprises two variable resistors each having an input port (11). In accordance with the invention each of the two variable resistors comprises first and second microwave field-effect transistors (F1 and F2) the drains of which are coupled together via an intermediate resistor (R). These resistors can be formed using microwave monolithic integrated circuit technology and can have very good impedance characteristics. The input port (11) of the variable resistor comprises a connection to the intermediate resistor (R) and to the drain of the first transistor (F2). Each transistor is connected with zero dc bias between its source and drain and has a channel resistance which changes with change in gate voltage (VG1, VG2). A shunt stub (L1, L2) is connected to the drain of each transistor (F1, F2) to at least partially compensate at the frequency of operation of the transistor for the source to drain capacitance and for shifts in reference plane due to changes in the gate voltage of each transistor.
摘要:
A microwave amplifier circuit has input and output coupling circuits (21 and 22) designed on quite different matching principles to obtain a circuit compactness similar to a reactively-matched amplifier and cascadable electrical characteristics similar to a distributed amplifier. The input coupling circuit (21) is formed as a bandpass filter network (7a, 7b, 7c, 17a, 17b, 9) supporting a travelling wave to which the amplifying device (3) is capactively connected. This input network (21) terminates in a resistor (9) in which the travelling wave is dissipated. The output coupling circuit (22) is a reactively matched circuit (8a, 8b, 18a, 18b) which also has a bandpass characteristic. By making the input network (21) bandpass (instead of low pass) a large amplifying device (3) can be used, without reducing line impedance and gain.
摘要:
A CW radar comprises a substantially continously operable transmitter (10) and receiver (16,18,20), signal operating means (12,14) for radiating the transmitter signal and for receiving at least the return signal and a reflected power canceller (RPC) circuit (26, 28 and 30) for cancelling leakage signals in a signal path from the signal operating means to the receiver. The receiver front end comprises quadrature related mixers (18,20) which supply intermediate frequency signals (I₁ and Q₁) to a low frequency control loop (32, 34, 36) which supplies at least a pair of control signals (I c ,Q c ) to a four quadrant vector modulator (28) in the RPC circuit. In order to be able to optimise the cancellation of phase as well as amplitude, the control circuit loop includes means for synthesising control vectors (I₁, -I₁, Q₁ and -Q₁) from the outputs of the quadrature related mixers (18,20). Selecting means selects a pair of quadrature related control vectors from those control vectors synthesised on the basis of minimising leakage in the outputs of the quadrature related mixers (18,20). The selected control vectors (I c ,Q c ) are applied to the four quadrant vector modulator (28) which preferably comprises a pair of analogue driven biphase modulators (56,58 - Figure 4 (not shown)). In an alternative embodiment (Figure 7) the four quadrant vector modulator comprises four voltage controlled attenuators to which respective control vectors (I c , -I c , Q c and -Q c ).
摘要:
A CW radar comprises a substantially continously operable transmitter (10) and receiver (16,18,20), signal operating means (12,14) for radiating the transmitter signal and for receiving at least the return signal and a reflected power canceller (RPC) circuit (26, 28 and 30) for cancelling leakage signals in a signal path from the signal operating means to the receiver. The receiver front end comprises quadrature related mixers (18,20) which supply intermediate frequency signals (I₁ and Q₁) to a low frequency control loop (32, 34, 36) which supplies at least a pair of control signals (I c ,Q c ) to a four quadrant vector modulator (28) in the RPC circuit. In order to be able to optimise the cancellation of phase as well as amplitude, the control circuit loop includes means for synthesising control vectors (I₁, -I₁, Q₁ and -Q₁) from the outputs of the quadrature related mixers (18,20). Selecting means selects a pair of quadrature related control vectors from those control vectors synthesised on the basis of minimising leakage in the outputs of the quadrature related mixers (18,20). The selected control vectors (I c ,Q c ) are applied to the four quadrant vector modulator (28) which preferably comprises a pair of analogue driven biphase modulators (56,58 - Figure 4 (not shown)). In an alternative embodiment (Figure 7) the four quadrant vector modulator comprises four voltage controlled attenuators to which respective control vectors (I c , -I c , Q c and -Q c ).
摘要:
The specification describes four classes of microwave bandpass filter formed in triplate stripline with portions of line having a commensurate length equal to a quarter-wavelength at the centre of the stopband, enabling the widths of the pass and stop bands to be specified independently; lumped capacitors (C.) are also used to assist in providing elements with high series capacitance. The four classes together cover a wide range of electrical specifications, and enable wide pass and stop bands and high selectivity to be obtained. Each class corresponds to a bandpass S-plane prototype network configurations (Figures 2, 5, 6 and 7 respectively) derived using exact synthesis procedures from a specification of transmission zero locations. The filters can be manufactured using photolithographic technology to have accurately consistent performance.