High efficiency four port circuit
First Claim
1. A circuit for processing radio frequency signals, comprising:
- a substrate including at least one dielectric layer, said substrate layer having a first region and at least a second region, said first region having a first set of substrate properties and said second region having a second set of substrate properties, said second set of substrate properties providing different substrate characteristics than said first set of substrate properties;
at least one ground coupled to said substrate; and
, a four port circuit having sections connected in series and parallel and coupled to said substrate;
wherein at least a portion of said four port circuit is coupled to said second region.
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Abstract
A circuit for processing radio frequency signals. The circuit includes a substrate where the circuit can be placed. The substrate can be a meta-material and can incorporate at least one dielectric layer. A four port circuit and at least one ground can be coupled to the substrate. The dielectric layer can include a first region with a first set of substrate properties and a second region with a second set of substrate properties. Substrate properties can include permittivity and permeability. A substantial portion of the four port circuit can be coupled to the second region. The permittivity and/or permeability of the second region can be higher than the permittivity and/or permeability of the first region. The increased permittivities and/or permeabilities can reduce a size of the four port circuit and effect a change in a variety of electrical characteristics associated with the four port circuit.
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21 Claims
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1. A circuit for processing radio frequency signals, comprising:
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a substrate including at least one dielectric layer, said substrate layer having a first region and at least a second region, said first region having a first set of substrate properties and said second region having a second set of substrate properties, said second set of substrate properties providing different substrate characteristics than said first set of substrate properties;
at least one ground coupled to said substrate; and
,a four port circuit having sections connected in series and parallel and coupled to said substrate;
wherein at least a portion of said four port circuit is coupled to said second region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A printed circuit for processing radio frequency signals, comprising:
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a substrate upon which said circuit can be placed, said substrate including at least one substrate layer, said substrate layer having a first set of substrate properties over a first region, and at least a second set of substrate properties over a second region, said second set of substrate properties providing a different dielectric permittivity and magnetic permeability as compared to said first set of substrate properties;
at least one ground coupled to said substrate; and
,a four port circuit having parallel and series connections including a plurality quarter-wave transformer line sections with at least a portion of said plurality of quarter-wave transformer line sections coupled to at least a portion of said second region. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A printed circuit for processing radio frequency signals, comprising:
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a substrate including substrate regions upon which said circuit can be placed, wherein said circuit is four port branch line coupler, said four port branch line coupler including a plurality of quarter-wave transformer sections and transmission lines; and
at least one ground coupled to said substrate, wherein the plurality of quarter-wave transformer sections and transmission lines are at least partially coupled to respective substrate regions that have substrate characteristics that are each independently customizable. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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