Patent classifications
H03D2200/0003
HIGH FREQUENCY SIGNAL GENERATION APPARATUS
The apparatus comprises a first coupler configured to receive two output signals, having 180° phase difference, outputted from a first differential generator as two input signals, and output a first voltage signal generated by adding the two input signals and a second voltage signal corresponding to subtraction of the two input signals, a second coupler configured to receive two output signals, having 180° phase difference, outputted from a second differential generator as two input signals, and output a third voltage signal generated by adding the two input signals and a fourth voltage signal corresponding to subtraction of the two input signals, a coupling network connected to the first differential generator and the second differential generator and a third coupler configured to output a signal generated by adding the voltage signal outputted from the first coupler and corresponding voltage signal outputted from the second coupler.
Circuits and methods for circulators including a plurality of cancellation paths
A circulator, comprising: a gyrator having a first side (1S) and a second side (2S) connected to a third port; a first transmission line section (TLS) having a 1 S connected to the 1 S of the gyrator and a 2S connected to a first port; a second TLS having a 1S connected to the first port and having a 2S connected to a second port; a third TLS having a 1S connected to the second port and having a 2S connected to the third port; a first cancellation path (CP) that is connected between the first port and the third port and introduces a current that is 90 degrees out of phase with a first voltage at the first port; and a second CP that is connected between the second port and the third port and introduces a current that is orthogonal to the current introduces by the first CP.
MAGNETIC-FREE NON-RECIPROCAL CIRCUITS BASED ON SUB-HARMONIC SPATIO-TEMPORAL CONDUCTANCE MODULATION
A circuit comprising a differential transmission line and eight switches provides non-reciprocal signal flow. In some embodiments, the circuit can be driven by four local oscillator signals using a boosting circuit. The circuit can be used to form a gyrator. The circuit can be used to form a circulator. The circuit can be used to form three-port circulator than can provide direction signal flow between a transmitter and an antenna and from the antenna to a receiver. The three-port circulator can be used to implement a full duplex transceiver that uses a single antenna for transmitting and receiving.
Magnetic-free non-reciprocal circuits based on sub-harmonic spatio-temporal conductance modulation
A circuit comprising a differential transmission line and eight switches provides non-reciprocal signal flow. In some embodiments, the circuit can be driven by four local oscillator signals using a boosting circuit. The circuit can be used to form a gyrator. The circuit can be used to form a circulator. The circuit can be used to form three-port circulator than can provide direction signal flow between a transmitter and an antenna and from the antenna to a receiver. The three-port circulator can be used to implement a full duplex transceiver that uses a single antenna for transmitting and receiving.
CIRCUITS AND METHODS FOR CIRCULATORS INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF CANCELLATION PATHS
A circulator, comprising: a gyrator having a first side (1S) and a second side (2S) connected to a third port; a first transmission line section (TLS) having a 1 S connected to the 1 S of the gyrator and a 2S connected to a first port; a second TLS having a 1S connected to the first port and having a 2S connected to a second port; a third TLS having a 1S connected to the second port and having a 2S connected to the third port; a first cancellation path (CP) that is connected between the first port and the third port and introduces a current that is 90 degrees out of phase with a first voltage at the first port; and a second CP that is connected between the second port and the third port and introduces a current that is orthogonal to the current introduces by the first CP.
Magnetic-free non-reciprocal circuits based on sub-harmonic spatio-temporal conductance modulation
A circuit comprising a differential transmission line and eight switches provides non-reciprocal signal flow. In some embodiments, the circuit can be driven by four local oscillator signals. The circuit can be used to form a gyrator. The circuit can be used to form a circulator. The circuit can be used to form three-port circulator than can provide direction signal flow between a transmitter and an antenna and from the antenna to a receiver. The three-port circulator can be used to implement a full duplex transceiver that uses a single antenna for transmitting and receiving.
MAGNETIC-FREE NON-RECIPROCAL CIRCUITS BASED ON SUB-HARMONIC SPATIO-TEMPORAL CONDUCTANCE MODULATION
A circuit comprising a differential transmission line and eight switches provides non-reciprocal signal flow. In some embodiments, the circuit can be driven by four local oscillator signals. The circuit can be used to form a gyrator. The circuit can be used to form a circulator. The circuit can be used to form three-port circulator than can provide direction signal flow between a transmitter and an antenna and from the antenna to a receiver. The three-port circulator can be used to implement a full duplex transceiver that uses a single antenna for transmitting and receiving.
High frequency signal generation apparatus
The apparatus comprises a first coupler configured to receive two output signals, having 180 phase difference, outputted from a first differential generator as two input signals, and output a first voltage signal generated by adding the two input signals and a second voltage signal corresponding to subtraction of the two input signals, a second coupler configured to receive two output signals, having 180 phase difference, outputted from a second differential generator as two input signals, and output a third voltage signal generated by adding the two input signals and a fourth voltage signal corresponding to subtraction of the two input signals, a coupling network connected to the first differential generator and the second differential generator and a third coupler configured to output a signal generated by adding the voltage signal outputted from the first coupler and corresponding voltage signal outputted from the second coupler.