Abstract:
A filterbank using surface acoustic wave technology and having a plurality of filters. Each filter has an input transducer and an output transducer. The input transducers are connected in parallel to a single matching circuit. The output transducers each have a separate matching circuit. The transducers are formed by a thin film of aluminum pattern on a piezoelectric substrate. The input transducers all have the same structure and the output transducers all have the same structure, though that structure is different from the input transducers. The only difference between the transducers of each filter is the location of electrode breaks for each electrode. A weighting function of the transducers is scaled and biased to provide a constant impedance across the bandwidth of the filterbank and to equalize the output amplitudes and capacitances of the output transducers. This produces a continuous level response across the bandwidth of the filterbank. Previously, while a continuous level response was theoretically achievable, it cannot be achieved in practice.
Abstract:
A dual-mode filter has a dielectric resonator in each cavity, with each resonator containing one or more apertures. The aperture or apertures are located to shift a resonance frequency of a spurious mode to a higher frequency range distance from a principal mode. The principal mode can be an HEH.sub.11 mode and the spurious mode can be an HEE.sub.11 mode or vice-versa. The dielectric resonators can be a solid block or two or more discs that are laminated to one another. Previous dual-mode filters cannot attain the results required for current satellite systems.
Abstract:
A microwave C-, T- or S-switch has an actuator of circular shape that is rotated by a suitable motor. Each conductor path of the switch contains a connector having two positions, one position connecting the conductor path and a second position interrupting the conductor path. The conductor paths and connectors are enclosed within a housing and a pin is mounted on each connector and extends outside of the housing through a suitable opening. Each pin is spring-mounted so that the conductor path is connected when the pin is depressed and interrupted when the pin is released. The actuator is shaped and mounted to override the pins, the actuator containing one or more ridges and one or more indentations. When a ridge overrides a pin, the pin is depressed and the conductor path is connected. When an indentation overrides a pin, the pin is released and the conductor path is interrupted. By properly arranging the size and location of ridges and indentations on the actuator, the conductor paths can be connected or interrupted simply by rotating the actuator through two or more positions. The switch achieves mass and volume savings over previous switches. Also, the switch is simple and relatively inexpensive to manufacture.
Abstract:
A dielectrically stabilized planar GaAs FET oscillator has a single gate transistor with a gate terminal and a drain terminal. A cylindrically shaped dielectric resonator is mounted on a ceramic support. The dielectric resonator resonates in a TE.sub.01 mode and is located on the gate line of the transistor a predeterminated distance from the gate terminal. The transistor is biased so that the dielectric resonator alone can stabilize the power produced by the transistor. Stabilized output power is obtained from both the drain terminal and the gate terminal. With previous oscillators having a single gate transistor, output power could only be obtained from one terminal.
Abstract:
This invention relates to a modular contiguous channel multiplexer having one or more modules that produce an asymmetric filter function that is combined with responses from other modules to produce an overall symmetrical response. The multiplexer can have channels arranged in any order of relative frequencies and one or more channels can be added or removed from the multiplexer without disturbing the operation of the existing or remaining channels. A method of constructing a multiplexer involves choosing the most downstream channel first, then choosing sequentially the channel immediately upstream from the channel last chosen and choosing filters of each channel to meet certain criteria. The filters of each channel are identical to one another but are not necessarily identical to filters in adjacent channels.
Abstract:
A triple mode dielectric loaded bandpass filter has at least one cavity resonating in three independent orthogonal modes. A triple mode cavity can be mounted adjacent to either single, dual or triple mode cavities. Inter-cavity coupling is achieved through the iris having two separate apertures that together form a T-shape. The cavities can be planar mounted. The filter is designed for use in the satellite communication industry and results in substantial savings in weight and size when compared to previous filters.
Abstract:
A bandpass filter has a plurality of cascade cavities that operate in a dual-mode and are mounted in a planar relationship to one another. Each cavity contains a dielectric resonator and resonates at its resonant frequency in two HE.sub.11.delta. modes. An iris is located between adjacent cavities and contains an aperture that can independently control inter-cavity coupling. The dielectric resonator is cylindrical in shape and an adjustable metallic plunger is located in a wall of each cavity so that the cavity can be tuned over a relatively broad range. The filter has good mechanical and thermal stability as well as being extremely flexible in the arrangement of cavities.
Abstract:
A bandpass filter has a plurality of cascade wave-guide cavities each resonating in three independent orthogonal modes. The cavities can be cylindrical or have a square cross-section. Where the cavities are circular, each cavity resonates in TE.sub.111 or TE.sub.010 modes simultaneously. Where the cavities have a square cross-section, each cavity resonates in TE.sub.011 and TM.sub.110 modes simultaneously. Between each triple-mode cavity, there is located an iris having an aperture with four separate radial slots that are offset from a center of the iris. The filter is capable of producing an elliptic function response. In a variation of the invention, an allpass filter has an output that is short circuited and, when used in conjunction with a circulator, it functions as a group delay equalizer. Previous triple-mode filters are not capable of producing an acceptable result relative to dual-mode filters.
Abstract:
A bandpass filter has a plurality of cascade waveguide cavities each resonating in three independent orthogonal modes. The cavities can be cylindrical or have a square cross-section. Where the cavities are circular, each cavity resonates in TE.sub.111 or TE.sub.010 modes simultaneously. Where the cavities have a square cross-section, each cavity resonates in TE.sub.011 and TM.sub.110 modes simultaneously. Between each triple-mode cavity, there is located an iris having an aperture with four separate radial slots that are offset from a center of the iris. The filter is capable of producing an elliptic function response. In a variation of the invention, an allpass filter has an output that is short circuited and, when used in conjunction with a circulator, it functions as a group delay equalizer. Previous triple-mode filters are not capable of producing an acceptable result relative to dual-mode filters.
Abstract:
Various embodiments for a coaxial low-pass filter are described herein. Generally, the coaxial low-pass filter is operable to generate a stopband by a controlled generation of transmission zeroes within a stopband frequency range. The coaxial filter includes a plurality of cavity junctions, each of the plurality of cavity junctions operable to generate at least one corresponding cavity-specific transmission zero through a dual-mode coupling of a transverse electromagnetic and a transverse magnetic resonant mode, the at least one cavity-specific transmission zero being generated at at least one corresponding frequency located within the stopband frequency range, wherein for each cavity junction, the location of the cavity-specific frequency is adjusted by adjusting at least one property of the cavity junction, wherein a scattering of the locations of each of the cavity-specific transmission zeroes, generated by each of the plurality of cavity junctions, generates the stopband at the desired frequency range.