Passive coaxial power splitter/combiner
First Claim
1. A passive coaxial signal power splitter apparatus comprising:
- an input port;
an input coaxial waveguide section coupled to the input port;
a guided wave structure coupled to the input coaxial waveguide section, wherein the guided wave structure is coaxially cylindrical having an inner radius and an outer radius;
a plurality of antenna elements arranged in a radial direction from the inner radius to the outer radius in the guided wave structure; and
a plurality of output ports, wherein each output port is coupled to only one of the antenna elements.
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Abstract
A passive coaxial signal power splitter apparatus includes an input port, an input coaxial waveguide section coupled to the input port, a guided wave structure coupled to the input coaxial waveguide section, a plurality of antenna elements arranged in the guided wave structure, and an output port coupled to each of the antenna elements. A passive coaxial signal power combiner includes a plurality of input ports, a guided wave structure coupled to the plurality of input ports, a plurality of antenna elements in the guided wave structure, wherein each antenna element is coupled to one or more of the input ports, a coaxial waveguide section coupled to the guided wave structure, and an output port coupled to the coaxial waveguide section.
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18 Claims
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1. A passive coaxial signal power splitter apparatus comprising:
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an input port; an input coaxial waveguide section coupled to the input port; a guided wave structure coupled to the input coaxial waveguide section, wherein the guided wave structure is coaxially cylindrical having an inner radius and an outer radius; a plurality of antenna elements arranged in a radial direction from the inner radius to the outer radius in the guided wave structure; and a plurality of output ports, wherein each output port is coupled to only one of the antenna elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A passive coaxial signal power splitter apparatus comprising:
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an input port; an input coaxial waveguide section coupled to the input port; a guided wave structure coupled to the input coaxial waveguide section; a plurality of antenna elements arranged in the guided wave structure; and a plurality of output ports, wherein each output port is coupled to only one of the antenna elements and more than one output port is coupled to one antenna element of the plurality of antenna elements.
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12. A passive coaxial signal power combining apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of input ports; a guided wave structure coupled to the plurality of input ports and having an inner radius and an outer radius; a plurality of antenna elements arranged in a radial direction from the inner radius to the outer radius of the guided wave structure, wherein each of the antenna elements is coupled to only one input port of the plurality of input ports; an output coaxial waveguide section coupled to the guided wave structure; and an output port coupled to the output coaxial waveguide section. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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