Waveguide arrangement
AssigneeImec Vzw
InventorIlja Ocket
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Abstract
The disclosed technology relates to a waveguide arrangement for coupling a plurality of modules to a source. In one aspect, the waveguide arrangement comprises a continuous waveguide configured to guide a signal provided by the source and a plurality of interfaces, each interface being associated with one of the plurality of modules and being configured to transfer a part of the source signal guided in the waveguide to its associated module. The continuous waveguide allows the source signal to propagate continuously without needing reconversion at each module. As such, the waveguide arrangement loses less power and is more efficient. Moreover, each module receives the exact same input signal which improves the coherence between the modules.
Claims20
A waveguide arrangement for coupling a plurality of modules to a source, the waveguide arrangement comprising:
- a continuous waveguide configured to guide a signal provided by the source;
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- a plurality of interfaces, each interface being associated with one of the plurality of modules and being configured to transfer a part of the source signal guided in the waveguide to its associated module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.