Remote compensators for mobile devices are provided. In certain embodiments, a mobile device includes a cable-side circulator, an antenna, receive amplifier circuitry that amplifies a receive signal from the antenna and provides an amplified receive signal to the cable-side circulator, transmit amplifier circuitry that amplifies a transmit signal from the cable-side circulator, and a first antenna-side circulator and a second antenna-side circulator each coupled between the transmit amplifier circuitry and the antenna. The first antenna-side circulator and the second antenna-side circulator operate to compensate the receive signal for transmit leakage arising from the transmit amplifier circuitry.

Remote compensators for mobile devices are provided. In certain embodiments, a mobile device includes a cable-side circulator, an antenna, receive amplifier circuitry that amplifies a receive signal from the antenna and provides an amplified receive signal to the cable-side circulator, transmit amplifier circuitry that amplifies a transmit signal from the cable-side circulator, and a first antenna-side circulator and a second antenna-side circulator each coupled between the transmit amplifier circuitry and the antenna. The first antenna-side circulator and the second antenna-side circulator operate to compensate the receive signal for transmit leakage arising from the transmit amplifier circuitry.

Remote compensators for mobile devices are provided. In certain embodiments, a remote compensator includes a first balun, a cable-side circulator including an output that provides a transmit signal and an input that receives an amplified receive signal, a first phase shifter, a second phase shifter, a first antenna-side circulator, a second antenna-side circulator, a push-pull amplifier, and a receive amplifier that generates the amplified receive signal by amplifying a first receive signal from the first antenna-side circulator and a second receive signal from the second antenna-side circulator. The push-pull amplifier includes an input that receives the transmit signal, a first output connected to a first end of a winding of the first balun through the first antenna-side circulator and the first phase shifter, and a second output connected to a second end of the winding of the first balun through the second phase shifter and the second antenna-side circulator.

Remote compensators for mobile devices are provided. In certain embodiments, a remote compensator includes a first balun, a cable-side circulator including an output that provides a transmit signal and an input that receives an amplified receive signal, a first phase shifter, a second phase shifter, a first antenna-side circulator, a second antenna-side circulator, a push-pull amplifier, and a receive amplifier that generates the amplified receive signal by amplifying a first receive signal from the first antenna-side circulator and a second receive signal from the second antenna-side circulator. The push-pull amplifier includes an input that receives the transmit signal, a first output connected to a first end of a winding of the first balun through the first antenna-side circulator and the first phase shifter, and a second output connected to a second end of the winding of the first balun through the second phase shifter and the second antenna-side circulator.

There is provided a quasi-circulator. The quasi-circulator includes: a first coupler having an input end connected to a transmission end; a first amplifier having an input end connected to an output end of the first coupler; a second amplifier having an input end connected to the output end of the first coupler; a second coupler having one end connected to an output end of the first amplifier and an output end of the second amplifier, and the other end connected to an antenna; and a third coupler having one end connected to the output end of the first amplifier and the output end of the second amplifier, and the other end connected to a reception end. Accordingly, a loss occurring at the quasi-circulator is minimized, and eventually, efficiency of an RF FEM employed in an ultrahigh frequency radar system is enhanced.

A microwave circulator including an integrated circuit having a number of ports and a respective ring segment coupled to each port to allow microwave frequency signals to be transferred between the port and the respective ring segment. The circulator includes multiple respective ring segments arranged to define multiple parallel circulator rings and at least one superconducting tunnel junction interconnecting each pair of adjacent ring segments and/or a plurality of superconducting tunnel junctions interconnecting each pair of adjacent ring segments to form a circulator ring. The ring segments are configured so that when a bias is applied to the tunnel junctions, signals undergo a phase shift as they traverse the tunnel junctions between ring segments, thereby propagating signals to an adjacent port in a propagation direction.

A microwave circulator including an integrated circuit having a number of ports and a respective ring segment coupled to each port to allow microwave frequency signals to be transferred between the port and the respective ring segment. The circulator includes multiple respective ring segments arranged to define multiple parallel circulator rings and at least one superconducting tunnel junction interconnecting each pair of adjacent ring segments and/or a plurality of superconducting tunnel junctions interconnecting each pair of adjacent ring segments to form a circulator ring. The ring segments are configured so that when a bias is applied to the tunnel junctions, signals undergo a phase shift as they traverse the tunnel junctions between ring segments, thereby propagating signals to an adjacent port in a propagation direction.

A wide band radio frequency (RF) circulator is presented. The RF circulator includes at least one stage having four ports, a first end, and a second end, wherein a first port and a third port are connected at the first end of the at least one stage, wherein a second port and a fourth port are connected at the second end of the at least one stage, wherein each of the at least one stage includes a pair of couplers connected through a first delay line and a second delay line, thereby forming a network of couplers in the at least one stage.

A wide band radio frequency (RF) circulator is presented. The RF circulator includes at least one stage having four ports, a first end, and a second end, wherein a first port and a third port are connected at the first end of the at least one stage, wherein a second port and a fourth port are connected at the second end of the at least one stage, wherein each of the at least one stage includes a pair of couplers connected through a first delay line and a second delay line, thereby forming a network of couplers in the at least one stage.

A non-reciprocal microwave network is provided that includes an in-line ferromagnetic element [1010] with adjoining polarizing adapters [1002, 1004, 1006, 1008] to achieve directivity via a multi-mode interaction at or near the ferrite to act as new class of 4-port circulator or 2-port isolator, with standard waveguide inputs for assembly in larger networks.