Ultra-Wideband (UWB) technology is a wireless technology for the transmission of large amounts of digital data as modulated coded impulses over a very wide frequency spectrum with very low power over a short distance. However, to support their deployment in a wide range of applications it would be beneficial to provide solutions which: exploit multiple directive antennas oriented in different directions to ensure spatial filtering of undesired signals and increase signal strength; exploit dynamic configuration of the multi-pulse bundles employed to transmit the bits/symbols within the packets to enhance link quality of service; exploit dynamic configuration of the band or bands which the transmitter operates upon; and exploit antenna sub-systems providing omnidirectional radiation patterns with implementations offering filtering and balun functions with small footprint and low cost.

A high-speed circuit assembly includes a high-speed circuit including at least one waveguide/transmission line, and a radiation absorbing material disposed in contact with or in close proximity with the waveguide/transmission line.

According to one embodiment, a power divider includes a first transmission line, a first input transmission line, a second input transmission line, and the plurality of output transmission lines. The first transmission line has a closed structure. The first input transmission line and the second input transmission line are connected to the first transmission line at locations away from each other along the first transmission line by approximately a quarter of a length of the first transmission line. The plurality of output transmission lines are connected to the first transmission line at locations dividing the length of the first transmission line substantially evenly.

An antenna system includes a ground and a substrate mounted on the ground. The antenna system includes a first transmitter antenna and a second transmitter antenna configured to transmit a first signal at a predetermined frequency. The first transmitter antenna has a first longitudinal axis and is mounted in a first quadrant of the substrate. The second transmitter antenna has a second longitudinal axis and is mounted in a second quadrant of the substrate. The antenna system includes a first receiver antenna and a second receiver antenna configured to receive a second signal at the predetermined frequency. The first receiver antenna has a third longitudinal axis and is mounted in a third quadrant of the substrate. The third longitudinal axis of the first receiver antenna is oriented orthogonal to the first longitudinal axis of the first transmitter antenna and the second longitudinal axis of the second transmitter antenna.

A radar system (200, 200a) and a method of operating a radar system are described, the radar system (200, 200a) comprising: a plurality of ICs (210, 220), each IC (210, 220) comprising: a respective LO output (212, 222) for selectively outputting a respective LO signal, and a respective LO input (214, 224); and a coupling device (230, 330), the coupling device (230, 330) comprising: a plurality of inputs (232, 234; 341, 342, 351, 352), each input being coupled to the LO output (212, 222) of a respective IC (200, 200a), and a plurality of outputs (236, 238; 363, 364, 373, 374), each output being coupled to the LO input (212, 222) of a respective IC (214, 224); wherein the coupling device (230, 330) is configured such that a LO signal arriving at any one of said plurality of inputs (232, 234; 341, 342, 351, 352) is distributed to each of said plurality of outputs (236, 238; 363, 364, 373, 374). The coupling device (230, 330) may comprise at least one directional coupler.

Design, application and implementations of magnetic loops and ring structures are disclosed which may be used to favorably shape or alter electromagnetic fluxes around the transmission lines or waveguides. In transmission lines, application of this system of rings offers opportunities in performance tuning, for example, to achieve more bandwidth or to adjust port impedances. In waveguides, these structures allow selective suppression of excitation of transverse electromagnetic modes (TEMs), hence improving TEM modal purities. The system of rings includes a substrate and a conductive structure for propagating an electromagnetic signal, the conductive structure in contact with the substrate. The device also includes an electrically conductive magnetic, non-conductive magnetic or metallic ring structure positioned within the substrate and proximate to the conductive structure.

The present disclosure provides systems and methods associated with mode conversion for electromagnetic field modification. A mode converting structure (holographic metamaterial) is formed with a distribution of dielectric constants chosen to convert an electromagnetic radiation pattern from a first mode to a second mode to attain a target electromagnetic radiation pattern that is different from the input electromagnetic radiation pattern. A solution to a holographic equation provides a sufficiently accurate approximation of a distribution of dielectric constants that can be used to form a mode converting device for use with one or more transmission lines, such as waveguides. One or more optimization algorithms can be used to improve the efficiency of the mode conversion.

A device and a method for creating and/or maintaining an obstruction free upper respiratory passages. The device is configured to fit under the chin of a subject adjacent to the subject's neck at an external location corresponding approximately with the subject's internal soft tissue associated with the neck's anterior triangle. The device is capable of exerting negative pressure on the surface of a subject's neck, displacing the soft tissue forward and enlarging the airway.

The disclosed systems, structures, and methods are directed to an orbital angular momentum (OAM) receiver. The OAM receiver includes at least two receiver antenna elements to receive radiated OAM signal beams containing superposed order modes and to generate antenna element output signals based on the received OAM signal beams. The receiver antenna elements are positioned tangentially along a circular locus and spatially separated by a distance. A variable ratio combining unit operates to switch between the antenna output signals based on a high-rate periodic waveform that emulates unidirectional movement by the antenna elements to produce a pseudo-Doppler frequency shift. The variable ratio combining unit further modulates the antenna output signals based on the periodic waveform to impart a fractional pseudo-Doppler shift to each OAM mode and combines the modulated antenna element output signals in accordance with the fractional pseudo-Doppler shift to facilitate separation of the OAM modes.

Design, application and implementations of magnetic loops and ring structures are disclosed which may be used to favorably shape or alter electromagnetic fluxes around the transmission lines or waveguides. In transmission lines, application of this system of rings offers opportunities in performance tuning, for example, to achieve more bandwidth or to adjust port impedances. In waveguides, these structures allow selective suppression of excitation of transverse electromagnetic modes (TEMs), hence improving TEM modal purities. The system of rings includes a substrate and a conductive structure for propagating an electromagnetic signal, the conductive structure in contact with the substrate. The device also includes an electrically conductive magnetic, non-conductive magnetic or metallic ring structure positioned within the substrate and proximate to the conductive structure.