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.

An annual directional coupler having at least three taps, which are each arranged relative to one another around routes having a wavelength difference of of a wave guide wavelength, includes in particular at least two branch lines, wherein a first branch line has at least three taps and wherein the at least second branch line does not have any taps and is supplemented by an additional route corresponding to the wave guide wavelength.

A planar type magic tee includes a first coupling unit, a second coupling unit, and transmission lines for connecting the first coupling unit and the second coupling unit to each other in a cascading manner, the transmission lines having different characteristic impedances. The planar type magic tee is capable of solving the problem caused due to the intrinsic limitation in bandwidth of a conventional ring hybrid coupler.

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 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 high frequency power divider circuit for distributing an input signal to two or more signal output ports, comprising: a rat race coupler, wherein the rat race coupler is configured to couple an input signal provided at an input port of the rat race coupler to a first output of the rat race coupler and to a second output of the rat race coupler; a first coupling structure coupled to the first output of the rat race coupler, to couple the first output of the rat race coupler with a first signal output port; and a second coupling structure coupled to the second output of the rat race coupler, to couple the second output of the rat race coupler with a second signal output port; wherein a characteristic impedance of a first transmission line portion between the input port and the first output of the rat race coupler deviates from a nominal ring impedance of the rat race coupler in a first direction, and wherein a characteristic impedance of a second transmission line portion between the input port and the second output of the rat race coupler deviates from the nominal ring impedance of the rat race coupler in a second direction, which is opposite to the first direction.

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.

The disclosure provided a rat-race coupler, including an annular-shaped conductor and a first bandwidth adjustment part. The annular-shaped conductor includes a first strip-shaped conductor, a second strip-shaped conductor, a third strip-shaped conductor, and a fourth strip-shaped conductor. The first strip-shaped conductor has a first terminal and a second terminal. The second strip-shaped conductor has a third terminal and a fourth terminal. The first terminal is connected to the third terminal through the third strip-shaped conductor, the second terminal is connected to the fourth terminal through the fourth strip-shaped conductor. The first bandwidth adjustment part includes a fifth strip-shaped conductor, a sixth strip-shaped conductor, and a seventh strip-shaped conductor. The seventh strip-shaped conductor has a fifth terminal and a sixth terminal. The fifth terminal is connected to the third terminal through the fifth strip-shaped conductor, the sixth terminal is connected to the fourth terminal through the sixth strip-shaped conductor.

A signal restructure unit for radio frequency (RF) antenna systems includes four ports and a signal routing circuit. The signal routing circuit receives RF signals at input ports and provides phase-controlled outputs to antenna ports. When receiving sum signals, the unit provides in-phase restructured signals for common-mode antenna operation. When receiving difference signals, the unit provides anti-phase restructured signals for differential-mode antenna operation. The signal routing circuit may be implemented as a rat-race coupler with transmission line segments or as discrete circuit elements including inductors and capacitors. An RF communication system incorporates the signal restructure unit with digital processing circuits, transceivers, and antennas to achieve MIMO operation from a single antenna structure. The system provides improved isolation while reducing the antenna size. The restructure unit enables reconfigurable MIMO operation with enhanced performance for wireless communication applications.