Latching ferrite waveguide circulator without E-plane air gaps
AssigneeEMS Technologies, Inc.
InventorAdam Kroeing
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Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method of and for a microwave circulator. The apparatus, system, and method includes a non-reciprocal element for coupling microwaves from an input port to at least one output port, wherein the non-reciprocal element is capable of isolating at least one of the at least one output port, and a plurality of fillers, wherein each of the plurality of fillers is corresponded to a portion of the non-reciprocal element, and wherein each of the plurality of fillers is substantially adjacent to the corresponded portion of the non-reciprocal element and at least substantially fills a span between the corresponded portion of the non-reciprocal element and a proximate conductor surface.
Claims19
A microwave circulator, comprising:
- a non-reciprocal element for coupling microwaves from an input port to at least one output port, wherein said non-reciprocal element is capable of isolating at least one of the at least one output port;
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- a plurality of fillers, wherein each of said plurality of fillers is corresponded to a portion of said non-reciprocal element, and wherein each of said plurality of fillers is substantially adjacent to the corresponded portion of said non-reciprocal element and at least substantially fills a span between the corresponded portion of said non-reciprocal element and a proximate conductor surface.
A system for circulating microwaves in a waveguide, comprising:
- a waveguide, wherein said waveguide includes three ports;
- a ferrite element that substantially exclusively couples microwaves from a first of said three ports to another of said three ports, wherein the substantially exclusive coupling is responsive to an activation of at least one magnetizable winding associated with said ferrite element;
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- a plurality of fillers, wherein each of said plurality of fillers substantially fills each span between said ferrite element and proximate opposing walls of said waveguide.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.