Wave transmission lines and networks – Automatically controlled systems – Impedance matching
Patent
1997-05-02
1999-06-08
Pascal, Robert
Wave transmission lines and networks
Automatically controlled systems
Impedance matching
333232, 333 34, H03H 740, H01P 504
Patent
active
059107545
ABSTRACT:
A slotted line tuner, also capable of operation as a fully automated tuner, to provide arbitrary termination in high frequency waveguide media for use with frequencies of interest between 1 and 1000 GHz is disclosed. The electrical tuner is adapted to match the impedance of two waveguide media, or enhance or modify the characteristic impedance of a media relative to that of another one. The tuner utilizes a non-conductive rectangular bar vane made out of low loss, low dielectric constant material as the probe, with special gold plated areas, that is inserted through the slot of the line into a reduced height waveguide. The position and depth of this gradual probe penetration creates a continuously variable tuning of the complex impedance, ranging from a very low reflection state up to high reflection states together with an unlimited capability of phase change in its reflection. The non-conductive probe structure assures that the propagation of the coaxial guided wave modes, and especially the coaxial TEM mode, within the slot area are suppressed, thus eliminating a typical source of leakage. A series of slots is formed in the waveguide housing perpendicular to the main slotted line, to form a multi-choke filter that prevents the propagation of parallel plate modes within the slot area thus further reducing leakage and excessive insertion loss.
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Eisenhart Robert L.
Maury Richard J.
Simpson Gary R.
Szendrenyi Bela B.
Bettendorf Justin P.
Maury Microwave, Inc.
Pascal Robert
Roberts Larry K.
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