COMPOSITE RIGHT/LEFT-HANDED LINE DEVICE

• US 20100019863A1
• Filed: 07/21/2009
• Published: 01/28/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/22/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp. (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fuji Xerox Company Limited (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Iguchi, Daisuke
• Granted Patent: US 8,022,790 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 333/185
• CPC Class Codes: H01P 1/215 using ferromagnetic material

Abstract

A composite right/left-handed line device includes plural electrodes, plural dielectric substances and plural magnetic substances. The plurality of electrodes each include a pair of electrode plates, and a connection piece connected to the pair of electrode plates. The plurality of electrodes are disposed at regular intervals in a thickness direction between a pair of input terminals and a pair of output terminals. The plurality of dielectric substances are interposed between opposite surfaces of the pairs of electrode plates of adjacent two of the electrodes. The plurality of magnetic substances are disposed adjacently to the dielectric substances, respectively. The plurality of magnetic substances are interposed between opposite surfaces of the connection pieces of adjacent two of the electrodes.

Claims

1. A composite right/left-handed line device comprising:

a plurality of electrodes each including

a pair of electrode plates, and

a connection piece connected to the pair of electrode plates,

the plurality of electrodes that are disposed at regular intervals in a thickness direction between a pair of input terminals and a pair of output terminals;

a plurality of dielectric substances that are interposed between opposite surfaces of the pairs of electrode plates of adjacent two of the electrodes; and

a plurality of magnetic substances that are disposed adjacently to the dielectric substances, respectively, the plurality of magnetic substances that are interposed between opposite surfaces of the connection pieces of adjacent two of the electrodes.

2. The composite right/left-handed line device according to claim 1, wherein

the pair of electrode plates of each electrode are formed in a square plate form, and

the connection piece of each electrode has a bent portion.

3. The composite right/left-handed line device according to claim 1, where each of the dielectric substances is constituted by a single plate-like dielectric substance.

4. The composite right/left-handed line device according to claim 1, where each of the dielectric substances is constituted by two isolated plate-like dielectric substances disposed on opposite sides of a corresponding one of the magnetic substances.

5. The composite right/left-handed line device according to claim 1, wherein

each of the magnetic substances is formed in a plate shape, and

the connection piece, corresponding to each of the magnetic substances, is disposed along a center portion of each of the magnetic substances.

6. A composite right/left-handed line device comprising:

a plurality of electrodes each including

electrode plates, and

a connection piece connected to the electrode plates,

the plurality of electrodes that are disposed at regular intervals in a thickness direction between an input terminal and a ground layer;

a plurality of dielectric substances that are interposed between opposite surfaces of the electrode plates of adjacent two of the electrodes;

a plurality of magnetic substances that are disposed adjacently to the dielectric substances, respectively, the plurality of magnetic substances that are interposed between opposite surfaces of the connection pieces of adjacent two of the electrodes; and

a conductor that connects the respective connection pieces to the ground layer.