Dielectric image-resonator multiplexer
US4881051A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 3, 1988 |
| Grant date | Nov 14, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01P7/10
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A two, three or four channel multiplexer can be operated in the TE.sub.01.delta. or HE.sub.11.delta. modes, each channel of the multiplexer has one bandpass filter, with each filter usually having a plurality of cavities. One cavity of each filter is a common cavity with all of the other filters of the multiplexer. The common cavity contains one independent dielectric quarter-cut or half-cut image resonator for each filter representing a channel of the multiplexer. Each resonator is mounted on a suitable support the common cavity provides a common junction and contains a loop coupling to couple electromagnetic energy between the various channels. The multiplexer has at least one input and at least one output. Previous microwave multiplexers have a plurality of bandpass filters arranged on a coaxial manifold. With the multiplexer of the present invention, the manifold can be eliminated. Further, at the S-band or L-band, substantial weight and volume savings can be achieved using the multiplexer of the present invention without sacrificing performance. This can be very important for space applications.
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