Degenerate mode combiner
AssigneeIsis Innovation Limited
InventorsDavid John Edwards, Alan Peter Jenkins, Yit Aun Lim
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Abstract
A wave device for supporting electromagnetic waves, the device including a first pair of inputs for setting up a first standing wave therebetween a second pair of inputs for setting up a second standing wave therebetween and positioned such that the input signal of each of the first and second pairs of inputs is unaffected by the other of the first and second pairs of inputs and an output positioned so as to receive power from both the first and second standing waves.
Claims11
A wave device for supporting electromagnetic waves, the device including:
- a conductive plate for supporting electromagnetic waves;
- a first pair of inputs positioned on the conductive plate for setting up therebetween a first standing wave supported by the conductive plate;
- a second pair of inputs positioned on the conductive plate for setting up therebetween a second standing wave supported by the conductive plate and positioned such that the input signal of each of the first and second pairs of inputs is unaffected by the state or impedance of the other of the first and second pairs of inputs;
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- an output positioned on the conductive plate so as to receive power from both the first and second standing waves.
A method of operating a wave device for supporting electromagnetic waves, the device including a conductive plate for supporting electromagnetic waves, a first pair of outputs positioned on the conductive plate for setting up therebetween a first standing wave supported by the conductive plate, a second pair of outputs positioned on the conductive plate for setting up therebetween a second standing wave supported by the conductive plate and positioned such that the signal output from each of the first and second pairs of outputs is unaffected by the state or impedance of the other of the first and second pairs of outputs;
- and an input positioned on the conductive plate so as to provide power to both the first and second standing waves comprising the steps of:
- providing a power input at the input of the wave device and
- receiving divided power output from the first and second pairs of outputs.
A method of combining electromagnetic waves comprising:
- arranging a second pair first pair of inputs across a conductive plate of a wave device so as to set up therebetween a second standing wave supported by the conductive;
- arranging a second pair of inputs across the conductive plate of the wave device so as to set up therebetween a second standing wave supported by the conductive plate such that the input impedance of each of the first and second pairs of inputs is unaffected by the other of the first and second pairs of inputs;
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- arranging an output at a position on the conductive plate of the wave device so as to receive power from both the first and second standing waves.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.