Abstract:
A termination for absorbing electromagnetic energy provided by a transmission line and for transferring any resulting heat to a heat sink. The termination comprises a housing in communication with the transmission line for receiving the electromagnetic energy, and in communication with the heat sink for transferring the resulting heat thereto. The termination also includes a conductor disposed within the housing and cooperating with the housing for providing an internal transmission line structure for confining and guiding the electromagnetic energy within the termination. The termination also includes an absorber comprising a lossy dielectric. The absorber is disposed within the housing and is in communication with the internal transmission line for receiving the electromagnetic energy and absorbing the electromagnetic energy in accordance to an absorption profile of the termination. The absorber converts the absorbed energy into heat and is in communication with the housing for transferring the heat thereto.
Abstract:
A microwave switch for transmitting signals having a plurality of ports and a plurality of signal paths for selective transmission of the signals. Each signal path is disposed between a respective pair of the ports and each signal path has a conducting state in which signal transmission occurs between the respective pair of ports and a non-conducting state in which signal transmission does not occur between the respective pair of ports. The switch also has a plurality of actuators, each actuator being adapted to actuate at least one of the signal paths between the conducting and non-conducting states. At least one of the ports and at least one of the signal paths are located on a first plane and the remainder of the ports and the signal paths are located on a second plane such that there are no cross over points between the signal paths in any of the planes. A switch matrix can be built using this bi-planar switch such that the switches in the matrix are connected without any cross over points.
Abstract:
A method for surface treating a titanium-containing metal, comprising the steps of: (a) treating at least a portion of a surface of the titanium-containing metal with an anodic activation in an electrolyte bath; and (b) strike plating at least a portion of the surface of the treated titanium-containing metal with a metallic coating in the same electrolyte bath as in step (a), wherein the titanium-containing metal remains submerged in the electrolyte bath during steps (a) and (b). The invention also provides for a method for plating a titanium-containing metal, comprising the steps of: (a) surface treating the titanium-containing metal with the method disclosed herein; (b) strike plating at least a portion of the first struck titanium-containing metal with a second metallic coating in a second electrolyte bath; and (c) non-oxidatively heat treating the second struck titanium-containing metal for a period of time sufficient to cause diffusion bonding between the first metallic coating and the titanium-containing metal. The invention also provides parts made in accordance with the methods disclosed herein.
Abstract:
The invention provides a method and apparatus for a adaptively predistorted filter which has a transfer function that satisfies performance criteria specified for at (east one property of the filter. The transfer function is obtained by adaptively predistorting the transfer function poles to meet the performance criteria such that at least one of the poles is shifted by a unique amount.
Abstract:
A device for absorbing at least a portion electromagnetic energy that is provided by a transmission line and transferring the resulting heat generated by absorption to a heat sink. The device has a housing in communication with the transmission line for receiving the electromagnetic energy. The housing also provides at least a portion of an internal transmission line for confining and guiding the electromagnetic energy within the device. The housing is also in communication with the heat sink for transferring the resulting heat thereto. The device also has an absorber that is in communication with the housing for receiving the electromagnetic energy, absorbing at least a portion of the electromagnetic energy and providing resulting heat to the housing. The absorber comprises ferrite.
Abstract:
The invention provides a method and apparatus for an adaptively predistortion filter which has a transfer function that satisfies performance criteria specified for at least one property of the filter. The transfer function is obtained by adaptively predistorting the transfer function poles to meet the performance criteria such that at least one of the poles is shifted by a unique amount.
Abstract:
An electroplating anode assembly and method for electroplating the plating area of a work-piece. The assembly includes a conductive element and a helical insulating coil. The conductive element can either be a straight conductive wire or a helically coiled conductive wire. The insulating coil is substantially equal in length to the conductive element and positioned around the conductive element for preventing the conductive element from contacting the plating area of the work-piece. The insulating coil extends continuously along the length of the entire electroplating portion of the conductive element. The anode assembly can be used to achieve uniform and adequate electroplating surfaces within recessed and enclosed plating areas of work-pieces that are conventionally difficult to electroplate due to its ability to be readily manipulated into various shapes. Further, anode assembly can be readily repositioned during the course of electroplating to further reduce the instance of localized areas of thick/thin deposition.
Abstract:
A microwave circular waveguide cavity and filter containing said cavity has a circular iris mounted transversely within the cavity. The iris has an eccentrically located circular aperture that is sized and located to control coupling between modes resonating in the cavity. The cavity can be a dual mode cavity, a triple mode cavity or a higher mode cavity. In a method of constructing such a cavity, coupling can be controlled by choosing from a number of variables including the size of the aperture, the offset distance, the inclination angle, the thickness and the location of the iris within the cavity.
Abstract:
A temperature compensated microwave filter has end caps and irises that each contain a projection that extends into a cavity to reduce the volume change of the cavity that would otherwise occur with changes in temperature due to an expansion or contraction of the side walls. The end caps and irises are formed from a single material. The material has a more positive coefficient of thermal expansion than the coefficient of thermal expansion of the side walls of each cavity. While one material is used to make up each end cap or iris, it is not necessary that the same material be used for all of the end cap and iris components.
Abstract:
A microwave bandpass filter has a planar configuration formed in microstrip or stripline where a circuit is printed onto a substrate. The filter has at least two patch resonators with a T-shaped coupling path extending between the two resonators. In a further embodiment of the invention, one or more resonators is isolated from other resonators in the filter by being located in a compartmentalized housing or separate housings to eliminate undesirable coupling between a resonator in one compartment and a resonator in another compartment. The filter of the present invention has improved performance characteristics over previous patch resonator filters.