US5248947A
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Microwave oscillator having microstrip antenna for test purposes
Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd
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Filing: 1992-04-21
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Granted: 1993-09-28
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Expires: 2012-04-21
Abstract
Abstract An oscillating apparatus comprising: an oscillator unit for oscillating in the microwave band; an output unit electromagnetically coupled to the outputting unit of the oscillator unit for taking an oscillation output outside; and an antenna element electromagnetically coupled to a part of the outputting unit, or a part of the output unit for radiating part of the oscillation output in an electromagnetic wave.
Inventors
- 👤 Nobuo Shiga
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 02:57
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01Q; H01Q3/00; H01Q3/26; H01Q3/267; G; G01; G01R; G01R31/00; G01R31/28; G01R31/302; G01R31/304; H03; H03B; H03B5/00; H03B5/18; H03B5/1841; H03B5/1847; H03B5/1852
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
95 words
An oscillating apparatus comprising: on oscillator unit having an output terminal for outputting an oscillation signal in the microwave band; a microstrip line physically and electrically connected to said output terminal, the microstrip line being adapted for providing physical and electrical connection to an external circuit; and an antenna means including an antenna element for radiating a part of the oscillation signal by way of an electromagnetic wave, and a coupling part which electrically connects the antenna element to the microstrip line, the coupling part being physically separated from the microstrip line by a gap.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
95 words
An oscillating apparatus comprising: on oscillator unit having an output terminal for outputting an oscillation signal in the microwave band; a microstrip line physically and electrically connected to said output terminal, the microstrip line being adapted for providing physical and electrical connection to an external circuit; and an antenna means including an antenna element for radiating a part of the oscillation signal by way of an electromagnetic wave, and a coupling part which electrically connects the antenna element to the microstrip line, the coupling part being physically separated from the microstrip line by a gap.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
An oscillating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the oscillator unit is a microwave monolithic integrated circuit having devices including a MESFET integrated on a semi-insulating GaAs substrate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
An oscillating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the oscillator unit is a microwave hybrid integrated circuit having a plurality of chips including a GaAs MESFET chip arranged and wired with one another on an insulating substrate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
An oscillating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the coupling part has a length substantially one-fourth of a wavelength of said oscillation signal at an intended operating frequency of said apparatus.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
An oscillating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the antenna element is a microstrip antenna.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
An oscillating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the antenna element is a microstrip antenna electromagnetically coupled to the microstrip line.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
An oscillating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the antenna element is a second microstrip line and a microstrip antenna which are of a thin conducting film formed on a single dielectric substrate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
43 words
An oscillating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a GaAs chip constituting the oscillator unit is mounted on the top surface of a dielectric substrate having a conducting layer formed on the underside, and the microstrip line is formed on the dielectric substrate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
An oscillating apparatus according to claim 8, wherein a microstrip antenna constituting the antenna element is formed on the top surface of the dielectric substrate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
56 words
An oscillating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a GaAs chip constituting the oscillator unit is mounted on the top surface of an insulating substrate; a dielectric substrate having a conducting layer formed on the underside is mounted on the top surface of the insulating substrate; and the microstrip line is formed on the dielectric substrate.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
An oscillating apparatus according to claim 10, wherein a microstrip antenna constituting the antenna element is formed on the top surface of the dielectric substrate.
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