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Isolation apparatus for a continuous-wave radar system
Assignee: TDY Industries LLC
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Filing: 1985-06-06
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Granted: 1988-02-16
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Expires: 2005-06-06
Abstract
Abstract Apparatus for isolating a radar receiver from a radar transmitter in a continuous wave, single antenna radar system where a circulator connects transmitter, receiver, and antenna. The apparatus includes a reactive element which reflects back through the circulator a portion of a transmission signal provided from the transmitter through the circulator to the antenna. The reflected transmission signal portion is equal in magnitude and opposite in phase to a leakage portion of the transmission signal transmitted by the circulator from the transmitter to the receiver. The reflected and leakage signal portions cancel in the circulator to enhance the isolation of the receiver.
Inventors
- 👤 Ted R. Mayberry
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 19:10
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04B; H04B1/00; H04B1/38; H04B1/40; H04B1/50; H04B1/52; H04B1/525; G; G01; G01S; G01S13/00; G01S13/02; G01S13/06; G01S13/08; G01S13/32; G01S7/00; G01S7/02; G01S7/03; G01S7/038
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
167 words
In a radar system having a transmitter which operates continuously to produce a transmission signal, a receiver which operates simultaneously with said transmitter to receive target signals reflected from irradiated targets, an antenna, and a circular for simultaneously coupling said transmitter and said receiver to said antenna while isolating said receiver from said transmission signal, the improvement comprising: waveguide means connected between said circulator and said antenna for conducting said transmission signal to said antenna from said circulator and for conducting said target signals from said antenna to said circulator; and reactive means extending into said waveguide means for reflecting to said circulator a reflected portion of, said transmission signal which, over a predetermined leakage signal frequency range, has a magnitude that is substantially equal to the magnitude of a leakage portion of said transmission signal transmitted by said circulator to said receiver and which, over said predetermined leakage signal frequency range, has phase change characteristics substantially opposite to the phase change characteristics of said leakage portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
167 words
In a radar system having a transmitter which operates continuously to produce a transmission signal, a receiver which operates simultaneously with said transmitter to receive target signals reflected from irradiated targets, an antenna, and a circular for simultaneously coupling said transmitter and said receiver to said antenna while isolating said receiver from said transmission signal, the improvement comprising: waveguide means connected between said circulator and said antenna for conducting said transmission signal to said antenna from said circulator and for conducting said target signals from said antenna to said circulator; and reactive means extending into said waveguide means for reflecting to said circulator a reflected portion of, said transmission signal which, over a predetermined leakage signal frequency range, has a magnitude that is substantially equal to the magnitude of a leakage portion of said transmission signal transmitted by said circulator to said receiver and which, over said predetermined leakage signal frequency range, has phase change characteristics substantially opposite to the phase change characteristics of said leakage portion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
The system of claim 1 wherein said reactive means includes mechanically adjustable means extending into said waveguide means for being adjusted to reflect a first cancelling signal having substantially the same magnitude and phase change characteristics as said leakage portion over said predetermined frequency range.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
73 words
The system of claim 2 wherein said reactive means includes electronically adjustable means located at a predetermined position within said waveguide means between said circulator and said mechanically adjustable means for, after said mechanically adjustable means have been adjusted to reflect said first cancelling signal, being adjusted to reflect a pair of orthogonal fine cancelling signals which are added by said waveguide means to said first cancelling signal to form said reflected portion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
49 words
The system of claim 3 wherein said waveguide means includes a waveguide section connecting said reactive means and said circulator that has a first predetermined length which adjusts the phase of said reflected portion to be substantially opposite the phase of said leakage portion over said predetermined frequency range.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
168 words
An apparatus for isolating a radar receiver which operates simultaneously with an associated radar transmitter in a continuous-wave, single antenna radar system, comprising: a circulator for connecting to a single radar antenna a continuously-operating radar transmitter and a radar receiver which operates simultaneously with said transmitter; waveguide means for providing radar signal conductivity between said circulator and a radar antenna; and reactive means extending into said waveguide means for reflecting to said circulator a reflected portion of a transmission signal being conducted by said waveguide means from said circulator for transmission by a radar antenna, said reflected portion having, over a predetermined leakage signal frequency range, a magnitude that is substantially equal to the magnitude of a leakage portion of said transmission signal that is conducted by said circulator from a transmission signal source to a radar receiver connected to said circulator and having, over said predetermined leakage signal frequency range, a phase change characteristic that is substantially opposite to the phase change characteristic of said leakage signal.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
168 words
An apparatus for isolating a radar receiver which operates simultaneously with an associated radar transmitter in a continuous-wave, single antenna radar system, comprising: a circulator for connecting to a single radar antenna a continuously-operating radar transmitter and a radar receiver which operates simultaneously with said transmitter; waveguide means for providing radar signal conductivity between said circulator and a radar antenna; and reactive means extending into said waveguide means for reflecting to said circulator a reflected portion of a transmission signal being conducted by said waveguide means from said circulator for transmission by a radar antenna, said reflected portion having, over a predetermined leakage signal frequency range, a magnitude that is substantially equal to the magnitude of a leakage portion of said transmission signal that is conducted by said circulator from a transmission signal source to a radar receiver connected to said circulator and having, over said predetermined leakage signal frequency range, a phase change characteristic that is substantially opposite to the phase change characteristic of said leakage signal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
61 words
The apparatus of claim 5 wherein said waveguide means includes, connecting said reactive means and said circulator, a waveguide section that has a first predetermined length which adjusts the phase of said reflected portion to be substantially opposite the phase of said leakage portion over said predetermined frequency range while said reflected portion travels through said waveguide section toward said circulator.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
45 words
The apparatus of claim 5 wherein said reactive means includes mechanically adjustable means extending into said waveguide means for being adjusted to reflect a first cancelling signal having substantially the same magnitude and phase change characteristics as said leakage portion over said predetermined frequency range.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
65 words
The apparatus of claim 7 wherein said reactive means includes electronically adjustable means positioned between said circulator and said mechanically adjustable means for, after said mechanically adjustable means have been adjusted to reflect said first cancelling signal, being adjusted to reflect a pair of orthogonal fine cancelling signals which are added by said waveguide means to said first cancelling signal to form said reflected portion.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
61 words
The apparatus of claim 8 wherein said waveguide means includes, connecting said reactive means in said circulator, a waveguide section that has a first predetermined length which adjusts the phase of said reflected portion to be substantially opposite the phase of said leakage portion over said predetermined frequency range while said reflected portion travels through said waveguide section toward said circulator.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
29 words
The apparatus of claim 9 wherein said mechanically-adjustable means includes a pair of adjustable capacitors separated by a section of waveguide having a second predetermined length L 2 .
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
30 words
The apparatus of claim 10 wherein said mechanically-adjustable means includes a pair of tuning screws in said waveguide means, said tuning screws separated by a predetermined distance L 2 .
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