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Wideband high isolation circulatior network
Assignee: United States Department of the Navy
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Filing: 1996-03-08
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Granted: 1998-09-29
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Expires: 2016-03-08
Abstract
Abstract An isolation circulator network includes three circulators and a 180 degreeybrid coupler for isolating an RF transmitter from a nearby RF receiver. The isolation circulator network comprises: a first circulator for transforming a first RF signal, RF 1 , into a second RF signal, RF 2 and a third RF signal, RF 3 ; a second circulator for throughputting the third RF signal; a third circulator for transforming the second RF signal into a fourth RF signal, RF 4 , and a fifth RF signal, RF 5 , and for throughputting a sixth RF signal, RF 6 ; and a 180-degree hybrid coupler which provides a seventh RF signal, RF 7 in response to receiving the third, fifth, and sixth RF signals, where RF 7 =(RF 5 -RF 3 +RF 6 ).
Inventors
- 👤 Thinh Q. Ho
- 👤 Stephen M. Hart
- 👤 Gregory A. Kosinovsky
- 👤 Willard I. Henry
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 09:01
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04B; H04B1/00; H04B1/38; H04B1/40; H04B1/50; H04B1/52; H04B1/525; H04B1/44; H04B1/48
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
110 words
An isolation circulator network, comprising: a first circulator for transforming a first RF signal, RF 1 , into a second RF signal, RF 2 and a third RF signal, RF 3 ; a second circulator for throughputting said third RF signal; a third circulator for transforming said second RF signal into a fourth RF signal, RF 4 , and a fifth RF signal, RF 5 , and for through putting a sixth RF signal, RF 6 ; a 180-degree hybrid coupler which provides a seventh RF signal, RF 7 in response to receiving said third, fifth, and sixth RF signals, where RF 7 =(RF 5 -RF 3 +RF 6 ).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
110 words
An isolation circulator network, comprising: a first circulator for transforming a first RF signal, RF 1 , into a second RF signal, RF 2 and a third RF signal, RF 3 ; a second circulator for throughputting said third RF signal; a third circulator for transforming said second RF signal into a fourth RF signal, RF 4 , and a fifth RF signal, RF 5 , and for through putting a sixth RF signal, RF 6 ; a 180-degree hybrid coupler which provides a seventh RF signal, RF 7 in response to receiving said third, fifth, and sixth RF signals, where RF 7 =(RF 5 -RF 3 +RF 6 ).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The isolation circulator network of claim 1 further including an RF transmitter for providing said first RF signal to said first circulator.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The isolation circulator network of claim 1 further including an RF receiver RF for receiving said seventh RF signal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The isolation circulator network of claim 1 further including an antenna for detecting and providing said sixth RF signal to third circulator.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
53 words
The isolation circulator network of claim 1 further including an RF transmitter for providing said first RF signal to said first circulator, an antenna for detecting and providing said sixth RF signal to said third circulator and for transmitting said fourth RF signal, and an RF receiver for receiving said seventh RF signal.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The isolation circulator network of claim 1 further including micro strips for interconnecting said first, second and third circulators, and said hybrid coupler.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The isolation circulator network of claim 1 further including coaxial line for interconnecting said first, second and third circulators, and said hybrid coupler.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The isolation circulator network of claim 1 further including waveguides for interconnecting said first, second and third circulators, and said hybrid coupler.
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