Electric field coupler, communication apparatus, communication system, and fabrication method for electric field coupler
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1. An electric field coupler comprising:
- a strip-like coil formed by bending a strip-like conductor which snakes along a plane perpendicular to a coupling direction in which electric field coupling occurs, such that coil axes are perpendicular to the coupling direction, the strip-like coil having an electrical length of one-half wavelength of a predetermined frequency of a radio-frequency signal and having a form in which the coil axes surround a central portion along the plane,a resonance portion that resonates with a radio-frequency signal having the predetermined frequency which is supplied from a feed end and that is connected to one end of the strip-like coil at a location corresponding to an antinode of a standing wave of a voltage by the resonance; and
a ground provided on one side of the strip-like coil that is opposite to the coupling direction,wherein an other end of the strip-like coil is grounded, the strip-like coil produces coupling by a longitudinal wave electric field which vibrates in the coupling direction at the central portion, and a winding direction of the strip-like coil is reversed at the middle of the strip-like coil.
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An electric field coupler includes a strip-like coil formed by bending a strip-like conductor which snakes along a plane perpendicular to a coupling direction in which electric field coupling occurs, such that coil axes are perpendicular to the coupling direction, the strip-like coil having an electrical length of one-half wavelength of a predetermined frequency of a radio-frequency signal and having a form in which the coil axes surround a central portion along the plane. The strip-like coil produces coupling by a longitudinal wave electric field which vibrates in the coupling direction at the central portion.
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1. An electric field coupler comprising:
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a strip-like coil formed by bending a strip-like conductor which snakes along a plane perpendicular to a coupling direction in which electric field coupling occurs, such that coil axes are perpendicular to the coupling direction, the strip-like coil having an electrical length of one-half wavelength of a predetermined frequency of a radio-frequency signal and having a form in which the coil axes surround a central portion along the plane, a resonance portion that resonates with a radio-frequency signal having the predetermined frequency which is supplied from a feed end and that is connected to one end of the strip-like coil at a location corresponding to an antinode of a standing wave of a voltage by the resonance; and a ground provided on one side of the strip-like coil that is opposite to the coupling direction, wherein an other end of the strip-like coil is grounded, the strip-like coil produces coupling by a longitudinal wave electric field which vibrates in the coupling direction at the central portion, and a winding direction of the strip-like coil is reversed at the middle of the strip-like coil. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A communication apparatus comprising:
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a strip-like coil formed by bending a strip-like conductor which snakes along a plane perpendicular to a coupling direction in which electric field coupling occurs, such that coil axes are perpendicular to the coupling direction, the strip-like coil having an effective length of one-half wavelength of a predetermined frequency of a radio-frequency signal and having a form in which the coil axes surround a central portion along the plane, a resonance portion that resonates with a radio-frequency signal having the predetermined frequency which is supplied from a feed end and that is connected to one end of the strip-like coil at a location corresponding to an antinode of a standing wave of a voltage by the resonance; and a ground provided on one side of the strip-like coil that is opposite to the coupling direction, wherein an other end of the strip-like coil is grounded, the strip-like coil performs contactless communication by producing coupling by a longitudinal wave electric field which vibrates in the coupling direction at the central portion, and a winding direction of the strip-like coil is reversed at the middle of the strip-like coil.
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6. A communication system comprising:
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two communication apparatuses that perform contactless communication by producing electric field coupling, wherein at least one of the two communication apparatuses has a strip-like coil formed by bending a strip-like conductor which snakes along a plane perpendicular to a coupling direction in which the electric field coupling occurs, such that coil axes are perpendicular to the coupling direction, the strip-like coil having an electrical length of one-half wavelength of a predetermined frequency of a radio-frequency signal and having a form in which the coil axes surround a central portion along the plane, a resonance portion that resonates with a radio-frequency signal having the predetermined frequency which is supplied from a feed end and that is connected to one end of the strip-like coil at a location corresponding to an antinode of a standing wave of a voltage by the resonance; and
a ground provided on one side of the strip-like coil that is opposite to the coupling direction, wherein an other end of the strip-like coil is grounded, andthe strip-like coil performs contactless communication by producing coupling by a longitudinal wave electric field which vibrates in the coupling direction at the central portion and a winding direction of the strip-like coil is reversed at the middle of the strip-like coil.
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