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Submillimeter wave heterodyne receiver

US7899432B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 15, 2008
Grant dateMar 1, 2011
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Expiry dateSep 13, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01Q13/0283
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In an embodiment, a submillimeter wave heterodyne receiver includes a finline ortho-mode transducer comprising thin tapered metallic fins deposited on a thin dielectric substrate to separate a vertically polarized electromagnetic mode from a horizontally polarized electromagnetic mode. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

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