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US 12,620,685 B2Granted
Variable length vertically stacked nested waveguide device
AssigneeTeraSi AB
InventorsJames Campion, Bernhard Beuerle
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a variable length vertically stacked nested waveguide device, comprising a series of, N, waveguide components. Each waveguide component comprises a waveguide layer comprising a waveguide opening, a recess layer comprising a recess, a conductive material coating. The waveguide components are nested within each other to create a nested structure with a combined waveguide opening length defined by the total length of the wave-guide openings in each waveguide components.
Claims9
A variable length vertically stacked nested waveguide device, comprising:
- a series of N waveguide components, N being two or greater, each waveguide component including
- a waveguide layer including a waveguide opening,
- a recess layer including a recess, and
- a conductive material coating;
- and
- a waveguide flange interface including a waveguide opening, wherein
- the N waveguide components are nested within each other to create a nested structure with a combined waveguide opening length defined by a total length of a waveguide opening in each waveguide component and the waveguide opening in the waveguide flange interface by aligning individual waveguide openings of the N waveguide components,
- the nested structure is placed within the waveguide flange interface so that waveguide openings of the N waveguide components are aligned with the waveguide opening in the waveguide flange interface, and
- the waveguide opening in each waveguide component creates a phase offset of an incoming of n*λ/i, i, n being an integer.
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A variable length vertically stacked nested waveguide device, comprising:
- a series of N waveguide components, N being two or greater, each waveguide component including
- a waveguide layer including a waveguide opening,
- a recess layer including a recess, and
- a conductive material coating;
- a waveguide flange interface including a waveguide opening, wherein
- the N waveguide components are nested within each other to create a nested structure with a combined waveguide opening length defined by a total length of a waveguide opening in each waveguide component and the waveguide opening in the waveguide flange interface by aligning individual waveguide openings of the N waveguide components, and
- the nested structure is placed within the waveguide flange interface so that the waveguide openings of the N waveguide components are aligned with the waveguide opening in the waveguide flange interface;
- and
- a waveguide filling material filled within the waveguide opening length to create a waveguide load, attenuator, or phase shifter.
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A method for calibrating a system, the method comprising:
- providing a waveguide device and a calibration kit including
- a series of N waveguide components, N being two or greater, each waveguide component including
- a waveguide layer including a waveguide opening,
- a recess layer including a recess, and
- a conductive material coating;
- a waveguide flange interface including a waveguide opening, wherein
- the N waveguide components are nested within each other to create a nested structure with a combined waveguide opening length defined by a total length of a waveguide opening in each waveguide component and the waveguide opening in the waveguide flange interface by aligning individual waveguide openings of the N waveguide components,
- the nested structure is placed within the waveguide flange interface so that the waveguide openings of the N waveguide components are aligned with the waveguide openings in the waveguide flange interface, and
- the waveguide opening in each waveguide components creates a phase offset of an incoming wave of n*λ/i, i, n being an integer, and
- measuring at least one of a reflectance or a transmittance of one or more of
- a flush short calibration device, for providing a reference reflective standard for a waveguide test apparatus,
- a waveguide device for providing a reference transmissive standard for a waveguide test apparatus,
- a waveguide device with a backshort configured to fit within a last waveguide component of the nested structure to close the combined waveguide opening length or the waveguide opening, for providing a reference reflective standard for a waveguide test apparatus, or
- a waveguide device with a waveguide filling material filled within a waveguide opening length to create a waveguide load, attenuator, or phase shifter, for providing a reference transmissive standard for a waveguide test apparatus.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.