Variable power divider
US4755777A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 3, 1986 |
| Grant date | Jul 5, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 3, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01P1/165
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A variable microwave power divider which includes an orthomode transducer having a first section capable of supporting a vertically polarized wave and a second section capable of supporting two orthogonal linearly polarized waves. Suitable probes for inserting or extracting RF energy are coupled to each section. A similar orthomode transducer is connected to the first transducer through a circular hollow waveguide with the transducers being angularly offset from one another a predetermined angular amount. A septum is positioned within the waveguide which is fixed thereto at one end with the other end being controlled to a predetermined spiral configuration in order to direct RF energy flowing through the waveguide to the sections of one transducer in a determinable manner.
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