VSWR TOLERANT TUNABLE HYBRID DUPLEXER

• US 20130321097A1
• Filed: 05/29/2013
• Published: 12/05/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc. (Qorvo, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: RF Micro Devices Incorporated (Qorvo, Inc.)
• Inventors: Khlat, Nadim, Granger-Jones, Marcus, Bauder, Ruediger
• Granted Patent: US 9,196,945 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 333/117
• CPC Class Codes: H01P 5/12 Coupling devices having more than two ports H01P5/04 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/0057 using diplexing or multiplexing filters for selecting the desired band

Abstract

The disclosure describes a dual hybrid duplexer including two hybrid couplers, two intra-filters, a tunable isolation load, and a phase shifter. The phase shifter may be located at the isolation port. The phase shifter may be located at the antenna port. In one embodiment, a dual hybrid duplexer includes two hybrid couplers, two intra-filters, a tunable isolation load, a first phase shifter located at the isolation port, and a second phase shifter located at the antenna port. The first and second phase shifters have a difference of 90 degrees (plus or minus 10 degrees).

Claims

1. Duplexer circuitry for cancelling undesired signals, the duplexer circuitry comprising:

a first hybrid coupler;

a second hybrid coupler;

a first filter with high reflectivity (Γ

) at receiving frequencies (RX) and with low reflectivity (Γ

) at transmitting frequencies (TX), and configured to filter signals between the first hybrid coupler and the second hybrid coupler;

a second filter with high reflectivity (Γ

) at receiving frequencies (RX) and with low reflectivity (Γ

) at transmitting frequencies (TX), and configured to filter additional signals between the first hybrid coupler and the second hybrid coupler; and

a phase shifter configured to shift a phase approximately 90 degrees or approximately −

90 degrees.

2. The duplexer circuitry of claim 1, wherein the phase shifter is configured to shift phases of signals passing between an antenna port of the second hybrid coupler and an antenna.

3. The duplexer circuitry of claim 2, further comprising:

an antenna impedance tuner configured to tune an impedance of the antenna, and located between the phase shifter and the antenna.

4. The duplexer circuitry of claim 2, further comprising:

a tunable load configured to communicate with an isolation port of the first hybrid coupler.

5. The duplexer circuitry of claim 2, further comprising:

a tunable receiving frequency filter configured to communicate with a receiving frequency port of the second hybrid.

6. The duplexer circuitry of claim 1, wherein the phase shifter is configured to shift the phase by between 80 to 100 degrees, or by between −

100 to −

80 degrees.

7. The duplexer circuitry of claim 1, further comprising:

wherein the phase shifter is configured to shift phases of signals passing between an isolation port of the first hybrid coupler and a tunable load.

8. Duplexer circuitry for cancelling undesired signals, the duplexer circuitry comprising:

a first hybrid coupler;

a second hybrid coupler;

a first filter with high reflectivity (high Γ

) at transmitting frequencies (TX) and with low reflectivity (low Γ

) at receiving frequencies (RX), and configured to filter signals between the first hybrid coupler and the second hybrid coupler;

a second filter with high reflectivity (high Γ

) at transmitting frequencies (TX) and with low reflectivity (low Γ

) at receiving frequencies (RX), and configured to filter additional signals between the first hybrid coupler and the second hybrid coupler; and

a phase shifter configured to shift a phase by approximately 90 degrees or approximately −

90 degrees.

9. The duplexer circuitry of claim 8, wherein the phase shifter is configured to shift phases of signals passing between an antenna port of the second hybrid coupler and an antenna.

10. The duplexer circuitry of claim 9, further comprising:

an antenna impedance tuner configured to tune an impedance of the antenna, and located between the phase shifter and the antenna.

11. The duplexer circuitry of claim 9, further comprising:

a tunable load configured to communicate with an isolation port of the first hybrid coupler.

12. The duplexer circuitry of claim 9, further comprising:

a tunable receiving frequency filter configured to communicate with a receiving frequency port of the first hybrid.

13. The duplexer circuitry of claim 8, wherein the phase shifter is configured to shift the phase by between 80 to 100 degrees, or by between −

100 to −

80 degrees.

14. The duplexer circuitry of claim 8, further comprising:

wherein the phase shifter is configured to shift phases of signals passing between an isolation port of the first hybrid coupler and a tunable load.

15. Duplexer circuitry for cancelling undesired signals, the duplexer circuitry comprising:

a first hybrid coupler;

a second hybrid coupler;

a first filter with high reflectivity (high Γ

) at receiving frequencies (RX) and with low reflectivity (low Γ

) at transmitting frequencies (TX), and configured to filter signals between the first hybrid coupler and the second hybrid coupler;

a second filter with high reflectivity (high Γ

) at receiving frequencies (RX) and with low reflectivity (low Γ

) at transmitting frequencies (TX), and configured to filter additional signals between the first hybrid coupler and the second hybrid coupler;

a first phase shifter configured to pass, and to shift by approximately a first value, signals passing between an isolation port of the first hybrid coupler and a tunable load; and

a second phase shifter configured to pass, and to shift by approximately a second value, signals passing between an antenna port of the second hybrid coupler and an antenna.

16. The duplexer circuitry of claim 15, wherein a difference between the first value and the second value is approximately 90 degrees or is approximately −

90 degrees.

17. The duplexer circuitry of claim 15, wherein a difference between the first value and the second value is between 80 to 100 degrees, or is between −

100 to −

80 degrees.

18. The duplexer circuitry of claim 15, further comprising the tunable load.

19. The duplexer circuitry of claim 15, further comprising a tunable receiving filter in communication with a receiving node of the second hybrid coupler.

20. The duplexer circuitry of claim 15, further comprising an antenna impedance tuner configured to pass signals between the second phase shifter and the antenna.

21. Duplexer circuitry for cancelling undesired signals, the duplexer circuitry comprising:

a first hybrid coupler;

a second hybrid coupler;

a first filter with high reflectivity (high Γ

) at transmitting frequencies (TX) and with low reflectivity (low Γ

) at receiving frequencies (RX), and configured to filter signals between the first hybrid coupler and the second hybrid coupler;

a second filter with high reflectivity (high Γ

) at transmitting frequencies (TX) and with low reflectivity (low Γ

) at receiving frequencies (RX), and configured to filter additional signals between the first hybrid coupler and the second hybrid coupler;

a first phase shifter configured to receive, and to shift by approximately a first value, signals passing between an isolation port of the first hybrid coupler and a tunable load; and

a second phase shifter configured to pass, and to shift by approximately a second value, signals passing between an antenna port of the second hybrid coupler and an antenna.

22. The duplexer circuitry of claim 21, wherein a difference between the first value and the second value is approximately 90 degrees or is approximately −

90 degrees.

23. The duplexer circuitry of claim 21, wherein a difference between the first value and the second value is between 80 to 100 degrees, or between −

100 to −

80 degrees.

24. The duplexer circuitry of claim 21, further comprising the tunable load.

25. The duplexer circuitry of claim 21, further comprising a tunable receiving filter in communication with a receiving node of the first hybrid coupler.

26. The duplexer circuitry of claim 21, further comprising an antenna impedance tuner configured to pass signals between the second phase shifter and the antenna.