Dual directional asymmetric coupler with a shared through-line

    公开(公告)号:US11774475B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-03

    申请号:US17374697

    申请日:2021-07-13

    IPC分类号: G01R27/06 G01R27/28

    CPC分类号: G01R27/06 G01R27/28

    摘要: A reflectometer may include two directional couplers in a parallel configuration, sharing the same section of a signal line or through-line. For example, two directional couplers may be disposed across from each other on opposite sides of the shared through-line. One of the directional couplers may couple, to a first port of the reflectometer, a portion of the signal power of a first signal flowing from the first end of the shared through-line to the second end of the shared through-line, and the other directional coupler may couple, to a second port of the reflectometer, a portion of the signal power of a second signal flowing from the second end of the shared through-line to the first end of the shared through-line. The reflectometer benefits from reduced size and signal loss with respect to reflectometers having a serial configuration. When used in vector network analyzer (VNA) systems, this results in higher output power and higher dynamic range of the VNA.

    SELF-CALIBRATING TRANSMISSION LINE RESONATOR OSCILLATING DRIVER APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20220291265A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-15

    申请号:US17197457

    申请日:2021-03-10

    发明人: Steven Jay Lash

    IPC分类号: G01R27/06 G01R27/26 G01R27/32

    摘要: A self-calibrating transmission line resonator oscillating driver apparatus, including: a first output driver module configured to transmit a first forward signal along a transmission line; a second output driver module configured to transmit a second forward signal along the transmission line; a first reflection detection module configured to detect a first return signal of the first forward signal reflected along the transmission line; and a second reflection detection module configured to detect a second return signal of the second forward signal reflected along the transmission line; wherein, when the first reflection detection module detects the first return signal of the first forward signal reflected along the second direction of the transmission line, providing a signal to i) change a power state of the first output driver module to an off-power state and to ii) change a power state of the second output driver module to an on-power state.

    ANISOTROPIC CONSTITUTIVE PARAMETERS FOR LAUNCHING A ZENNECK SURFACE WAVE

    公开(公告)号:US20220214389A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-07

    申请号:US17683847

    申请日:2022-03-01

    摘要: Various examples are provided related to anisotropic constitutive parameters (ACPs) that can be used to launch Zenneck surface waves. In one example, among others, an ACP system includes an array of ACP elements distributed above a medium such as, e.g., a terrestrial medium. The array of ACP elements can include one or more horizontal layers of radial resistive artificial anisotropic dielectric (RRAAD) elements positioned in one or more orientations above the terrestrial medium. The ACP system can include vertical lossless artificial anisotropic dielectric (VLAAD) elements distributed above the terrestrial medium in a third orientation perpendicular to the horizontal layer or layers. The ACP system can also include horizontal artificial anisotropic magnetic permeability (HAAMP) elements distributed above the terrestrial medium. The array of ACP elements can be distributed about a launching structure, which can be excited with an electromagnetic field to facilitate the launch of a Zenneck surface wave.

    Low frequency active load pull tuner

    公开(公告)号:US11193966B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-07

    申请号:US16839579

    申请日:2020-04-03

    申请人: Christos Tsironis

    发明人: Christos Tsironis

    IPC分类号: G01R27/32 G01R27/06 H01P5/04

    摘要: A low frequency active load pull tuner allows creating and controlling the reflection factor in a different frequency range than the operation frequency. It includes an active feedback loop and a remotely controlled digital electronic tuner, wherein the electronic tuner operates at an ordinary octave wide (Fmax/Fmin=2) frequency range (i.e. as an example 1-2 GHz), which leads to a low intermediate frequency band of 6 octaves or more. All required MHz range components for the tuner, except the custom-made digital electronic tuner, are readily available.

    Multi-octave hybrid harmonic load pull tuner

    公开(公告)号:US11119136B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-14

    申请号:US16445646

    申请日:2019-06-19

    申请人: Christos Tsironis

    发明人: Christos Tsironis

    IPC分类号: G01R27/06 G01R1/067 G01R27/32

    摘要: A multi-octave hybrid harmonic load pull tuner comprises a slabline with an adjustable signal coupler (wave-probe) and two multi-carriage slide screw tuners, one in the feedback signal injection loop and one as a pre-matching transformer. The wave-probe controls the static amplitude and phase of the feedback signal and the harmonic tuner in the loop controls the actual amplitude and phase of the re-injected signal at each harmonic frequency separately. De-embedding fast calibration and search routines allow identifying tuner states satisfying instantaneously impedance targets over the entire harmonic spectrum.

    Method and device for measuring antenna reflection coefficient

    公开(公告)号:US10979089B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-13

    申请号:US16599641

    申请日:2019-10-11

    摘要: A device for measuring a reflection coefficient of an antenna by using a radio frequency (RF) feedback signal provided by a coupler based on an RF transmission signal provided to the antenna includes a feedback circuit configured to generate a baseband feedback signal by down-converting and filtering the RF feedback signal, and a signal processing device configured to control the down-converting, based on a target frequency band, process a baseband transmission signal and the baseband feedback signal to have the target frequency band, and calculate a reflection coefficient of the antenna corresponding to the target frequency band. The RF transmission signal is generated from the baseband transmission signal.

    Vector network analyzer and measuring method for frequency-converting measurements

    公开(公告)号:US10684317B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-16

    申请号:US15823844

    申请日:2017-11-28

    摘要: A vector network analyzer for obtaining at least one wave frequency ratio with respect to a frequency-converting device under test is provided. The vector network analyzer comprises a transmitter side configured to be controlled by at least one transmitter side clock signal, a receiver side configured to be controlled by at least one receiver side clock signal, and a central clock configured to generate a central clock signal. The at least one transmitter side clock signal and the at least one receiver side clock signal are based on the central clock signal, the at least one transmitter side clock signal and the at least one receiver side clock signal are generated with a fixed phase relation to each other with the aid of a start pulse.