Interference canceler with difference beam
First Claim
1. Apparatus for separating desired signals from a target satellite from undesired signals from interfering satellites said apparatus comprisingan antenna for reflecting to its focus said desired signals and said undesired signals,a waveguide with one of its ends located at the focus of said antenna, a first coupler for extracting the fundamental mode signals from said waveguide and delivering said signals to a first summing circuit,a second coupler for extracting higher order mode signals from said waveguide and delivering said higher order mode signals to a delay line network, the output from said delay line network being delivered to said first summing circuit, and said first summing circuit adding said fundamental mode signals from said first coupler and said higher order mode signals from said second coupler to derive said desired signals which are substantially free from said undesired signals.
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Abstract
Undesired signals from interfering satellites are separated from desired signals from a target satellite by using a sum beam and a difference beam as in a monopulse radar. Both desired and undesired signals are received by an antenna and separated by different mode couplers from a waveguide. The fundamental mode of the waveguide provides the desired signals along with components from the interfering signals. Both desired and undesired signals are picked up from the waveguide through a fundamental mode coupler. The higher order modes of the waveguide provide the interfering signals alone, representing the difference beam which will be aligned along the boresight. In a circular waveguide, the TM01o will yield a difference pattern for vertical polarization in any plane, and a TE21o or TE01o mode will result in a difference pattern for horizontal polarization. A square or a rectangular waveguide could be used instead of a circular waveguide to achieve the same result. The higher order mode signals are processed through a delay line and weighting circuit, also known as the least mean square loop, and then summed with the fundamental mode signals to derive the desired signals substantially free from undesired, interfering signals.
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1. Apparatus for separating desired signals from a target satellite from undesired signals from interfering satellites said apparatus comprising
an antenna for reflecting to its focus said desired signals and said undesired signals, a waveguide with one of its ends located at the focus of said antenna, a first coupler for extracting the fundamental mode signals from said waveguide and delivering said signals to a first summing circuit, a second coupler for extracting higher order mode signals from said waveguide and delivering said higher order mode signals to a delay line network, the output from said delay line network being delivered to said first summing circuit, and said first summing circuit adding said fundamental mode signals from said first coupler and said higher order mode signals from said second coupler to derive said desired signals which are substantially free from said undesired signals.
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6. Apparatus for separating desired signals which are received from a target satellite from undesired signals which are received from interfering satellites said apparatus comprising
an antenna for reflecting said desired signals and said undesired signals to the focal plane of said antenna, first and second feed horns located in said focal plane for receiving and feeding said desired signals and said undesired signals to a waveguide hybrid, first and second feed lines for separating said signals, said first feed line terminating in a first summing circuit, said second feed line being connected via a multitap network to said first summing circuit to eliminate substantially said undesired signals.
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11. Apparatus for separating desired signals from a target satellite from undesired signals from interfering satellites said apparatus comprising
a waveguide having an open end for receiving said desired signals and said undesired signals, a first coupler for extracting the fundamental mode signals from said waveguide and delivering said signal to a first summing circuit, a second coupler for extracting higher order mode signals from said waveguide and delivering said higher order mode signals to a delay line network, the output from said delay line network being delivered to said first summing circuit, and said first summing circuit adding said fundamental mode signals from said first coupler and said higher order mode signals from said second coupler to derive said desired signals which is substantially free from said undesired signals.
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