Claims
- 1. A radial line power divider/combiner for processing applied energy and operating in a selected circumferential mode m, where .vertline.m.vertline. is a value of at least one, comprising:
- a first radial transmission line having first and second parallel, circular, electrically conductive plates separated from each other by less than one-half of the wavelength of the applied energy, and an input feed port formed in one of the plates at a centrally located position and being dimensioned to support the selected mode m for receiving the applied energy;
- feed means at the input feed port for circularly polarizing and launching the applied energy in the selected circumferential mode m into the first radial transmission line comprising a first TE.sub.11 waveguide for applying the energy and a circular polarizer means for circularly polarizing the energy from the first waveguide;
- a second radial transmission line having first and second parallel, circular, electrically conductive plates separated from each other by less than one-half of the wavelength of the applied energy, and an output feed port formed in one of the plates at a centrally located position and being dimensioned to support the selected mode m through which combined energy may be output;
- a plurality of processor means for processing energy of the first radial transmission line;
- a plurality of first coupling means for unidirectionally coupling energy out of said first radial transmission line at the circumference thereof, each of said plurality of first coupling means comprising first and second H-plane waveguide, three port circulators arranged such that the first circulator is coupled to the first radial transmission line and unidirectionally couples energy to the second circulator which is coupled to a corresponding one of the plurality of the processor means, the second circulator being arranged such that energy received from the first circulator is unidirectionally coupled to said processor means and processed energy received back from said processor means is coupled to the second circulator;
- a plurality of second coupling means for unidirectionally coupling processed energy from the second circulators, each of said plurality of second coupling means comprising a third H-plane waveguide, three port circulator arranged such that it is coupled to a corresponding one of the first coupling means and unidirectionally couples processed energy received from the second circulator to the second radial transmission line at its circumference;
- the circulators are oriented in relation to the radial transmission lines such that the H-plane of the circulators is substantially orthogonal to the H-plane of the radial transmission lines;
- guiding means for providing a twist of 90.degree. to the energy coupled from the first radial transmission line to the first circulator and to the energy coupled from the third circulator to the second radial transmission line;
- first and second energy absorbing load devices respectively coupled to the first and third circulators, whereby spurious signals may be absorbed in the load devices; and
- feed means at the output feed port for receiving energy for the selected circumferential mode m in the second radial transmission line comprising a second TE.sub.11 waveguide for outputting the combined energy.
- 2. A radial line power divider/combiner for processing applied energy and operating in a selected circumferential mode m, where .vertline.m.vertline. is a value of at least one, comprising:
- a first radial transmission line having first and second parallel, circular, electrically conductive plates separated from each other by less than one-half of the wavelength of the applied energy, and an input feed port formed in one of the plates at a centrally located position and being dimensioned to support the selected mode m for receiving the applied energy;
- feed means at the input feed port for circularly polarizing and launching the applied energy in the selected circumferential mode m into the first radial transmission line;
- a second radial transmission line having first and second parallel, circular, electrically conductive plates separated from each other by less than one-half of the wavelength of the applied energy, and an output feed port formed in one of the plates at a centrally located position and being dimensioned to support the selected mode m through which combined energy may be output;
- a plurality of processor means for processing energy of the first radial transmission line comprising a reflection amplifier;
- a plurality of first coupling means for unidirectionally coupling energy out of said first radial transmission line at the circumference thereof, each of said plurality of first coupling means comprising first and second H-plane waveguide, three port circulators arranged such that the first circulator is coupled to the first radial transmission line and unidirectionally couples energy to the second circulator which is coupled to a corresponding one of the plurality of the processor means, the second circulator being arranged such that energy received from the first circulator is unidirectionally coupled to said processor means and processed energy received back from said processor means is coupled to the second circulator;
- a plurality of second coupling means for unidirectionally coupling processed energy from the second circulators, each of said plurality of second coupling means comprising a third H-plane waveguide, three port circulator arranged such that it is coupled to a corresponding one of the first coupling means and unidirectionally couples processed energy received from the second circulator to the second radial transmission line at its circumference;
- the circulators are oriented in relation to the radial transmission lines such that the H-plane of the circulators is substantially orthogonal to the H-plane of the radial transmission lines;
- guiding means for providing a twist of 90.degree. to the energy coupled from the first radial transmission line to the first circulator and to the energy coupled from the third circulator to the second radial transmission line;
- first and second energy absorbing load devices respectively coupled to the first and third circulators, whereby spurious signals may be absorbed in the load devices; and
- feed means at the output feed port for receiving energy for the selected circumferential mode m in the second radial transmission line.
- 3. The radial line power divider/combiner of claim 2 wherein:
- the first feed means comprises a first TE.sub.11 waveguide coupled to the input feed port of the first radial transmission line for applying the energy, and further comprises a circular polarizer means for circularly polarizing energy conducted by the first waveguide; and
- the second feed means comprises a second TE.sub.11 waveguide coupled to the output feed port of the second radial transmission line for outputting the combined energy.
- 4. The radial line power divider/combiner of claim 3 wherein the second feed means further comprises a linear polarizing means for linearly polarizing energy conducted by the second waveguide.
- 5. A radial line power divider/combiner for processing applied energy and operating in a selected circumferential mode m, where .vertline.m.vertline. is a value of at least one, comprising:
- a first radial transmission line having first and second parallel, circular, electrically conductive plates separated from each other by less than one-half of the wavelength of the applied energy, and an input feed port formed in one of the plates at a centrally located position and being dimensioned to support the selected mode m for receiving the applied energy;
- a first TE.sub.11 waveguide coupled to the input feed port of the first radial transmission line for launching the applied energy in the selected circumferential mode m;
- a circular polarizer means for circularly polarizing energy conducted by the first waveguide;
- a plurality of first coupling means comprising first and second H-plane waveguide, three port circulators arranged such that the first port of the first circulator is coupled to the first radial transmission line and receives energy therefrom, the first circulator unidirectionally couples said energy received at its first port to its second port, the second circulator being arranged such that the first port of the second circulator is coupled to the second port of the first circulator and receives energy therefrom, the second circulator unidirectionally couples said energy received at its first port to its second port;
- a pair of amplifier means for receiving energy from corresponding ones of said first coupling means at the second port of the second circulator thereof, for amplifying the energy received, and for coupling said amplified energy back to the second port of said second circulator;
- a second radial transmission line having first and second parallel, circular, electrically conductive plates separated from each other by less than one-half of the wavelength of the applied energy, an output feed port formed in one of the plates at a centrally located position and being dimensioned to support the selected mode m through which combined energy may be output;
- a plurality of second coupling means for unidirectionally coupling amplified energy from said plurality of first coupling means to said second radial transmission line at the circumference thereof, each of said plurality of second coupling means comprising a third H-plane waveguide, three port circulator arranged such that its first port is coupled to the third port of the second circulator and receives energy thereform, and unidirectionally couples said received energy to the second radial transmission line at its circumference;
- the first and third circulators each have the third port coupled to an energy-absorbing load device, whereby spurious signals may be absorbed in the load device;
- the circulators are oriented in relation to the radial transmission lines such that the H-plane of the circulators is substantially orthogonal to the H-plane of the radial transmission lines;
- further comprising guiding means for providing a twist of 90.degree. to the energy coupled from the first radial transmission line to the first circulator and to the energy coupled from the third circulator to the second radial transmission line;
- a second T.sub.11 waveguide coupled to the output feed port of the second radial transmission line for receiving and outputting the combined energy of the selected circumferential mode m.
- 6. The radial line power divider/combiner of claim 5 further comprising linear polarizing means for linearly polarizing energy conducted by the second waveguide.
- 7. A radial line power divider/combiner for processing applied energy and operating in a selected circumferential mode m, where .vertline.m.vertline. is a value of at least one, comprising:
- a first radial transmission line comprising first and second parallel, circular, electrically conductive plates separated from each other by less than one-half of the wavelength of the applied energy, and an input feed port formed in one of the plates at a centrally located position and being dimensioned to support the selected mode m;
- a first TE.sub.11 waveguide coupled to the input feed port of the first radial transmission line for launching the applied energy in the selected circumferential mode m;
- a circular polarizer means coupled to said first TE.sub.11 waveguide for circularly polarizing energy conducted by the first waveguide;
- amplifier means for amplifying the applied energy;
- a second radial transmission line having first and second parallel, circular, electrically conductive plates separated from each other by less than one-half of the wavelength of the applied energy, an output feed port formed in one of the plates at a centrally located position and being dimensioned to support the selected mode m through which combined energy may be output;
- a first H-plane, three port circulator having an first port coupled to the first radial transmission line at its circumference, and a second port coupled to an energy-absorbing load device;
- a second H-plane, three port circulator having a first port coupled to the second radial transmission line at its circumference, and a second port coupled to an energy-absorbing load device;
- a third H-plane, three port circulator having an inlet port coupled to an outlet port of the first circulator, having a second port coupled to the amplifier means, and having an outlet port coupled to an inlet port of the second circulator;
- the first, second and third circulators being arranged such that the first circulator unidirectionally couples energy received at the circumference of the first radial transmission line to the third circulator, the third circulator unidirectionally couples energy received from the first circulator to the amplifier means and unidirectionally couples energy received back from the amplifier means to the second circulator, and the second circulator unidirectionally couples energy received from the third circulator to the circumference of the second radial transmission line;
- the circulators are oriented in relation to the radial transmission lines such that the H-plane of the circulators is substantially orthogonal to the H-plane of the radial transmission lines;
- the first and second circulators each comprise an arm disposed between the respective radial transmission line and the circulator within which is disposed the first port;
- the arm of each of the first and second circulators is arranged such that it provides a 90.degree. twist to the energy coupled between each circulator and its respective radial transmission line;
- a second TE.sub.11 waveguide coupled to the output feed port of the second radial transmission line for receiving and outputting the combined energy of the selected circumferential mode m; and
- linear polarizing means for linearly polarizing energy conducted by the second waveguide.
- 8. The radial line power divider/combiner of claim 7 further comprising a first orthomode transducer comprising three ports, two ports of which are orthogonal to each other and the third port being coupled to the first waveguide, the applied energy being input to one of the orthogonal ports, and a load device being coupled to the other of the orthogonal ports.
- 9. The radial line power divider/combiner of claim 8 further comprising a second orthomode transducer comprising three ports, two ports of which are orthogonal to each other and the third port being coupled to the second waveguide, the combined energy being output through one of the orthogonal ports, and a load device being coupled to the other of the orthogonal ports.
- 10. The radial line power divider/combiner of claim 7 wherein said arms comprise:
- a first waveguide section disposed between and coupling the first radial transmission line to the first circulator; and
- a second waveguide section disposed between and coupling the second circulator to the second radial transmission line.
- 11. A radial line power divider/combiner for processing applied energy and operating in a selected circumferential mode m, where .vertline.m.vertline. is a value of at least one, comprising:
- a first generally circular, radial transmission line for dividing energy applied t a centrally-located input feed port of said first radial transmission line, said feed port being dimensioned to support the selected mode m;
- first feed means for launching applied energy in the selected circumferential mode m into the first radial transmission line at said input feed port;
- a second generally circular, radial transmission line for combining energy of the selected circumferential mode m at an output feed port formed at a centrally located position of said second radial transmission line, said output feed port being dimensioned to support the selected mode m, and to output combined energy therethrough;
- processor means for processing the applied energy;
- coupling means for unidirectionally coupling divided energy out of the first radial transmission line at the circumference thereof and into the processor means, and for unidirectionally coupling processed energy from the processor means into the second radial transmission line at the circumference thereof, said coupling means comprising first, second and third H-plane waveguide, three port circulators, the first circulator being coupled to the first radial transmission line at its circumference for coupling energy received thereat to the processing means, the second circulator being coupled to the second radial transmission line at its circumference for coupling the processed energy from the processing means to the second radial transmission line at its circumference, and the third circulator having an inlet port coupled to an outlet port of the first circulator, an outlet port coupled to an inlet port of the second circulator and a third port coupled to said processing means, the third circulator being arranged such that energy received from the first circulator is unidirectionally coupled to the processing means, and processed energy received back from the processing means is unidirectionally coupled to the said second circulator; and
- the circulators are oriented in relation to the radial transmission lines such that the H-plane of the circulators is substantially orthogonal to the H-plane of the radial transmission lines; and
- second feed means for receiving combined energy of the selected circumferential mode m from the output feed port of said second radial transmission line.
- 12. The radial line power divider/combiner of claim 11 wherein said first and second circulators include guiding means for providing a twist of 90.degree. to the energy coupled from the first radial transmission line to the first circulator and to the energy coupled from the second circulator to the second radial transmission line.
- 13. A radial line power divider/combiner for processing applied energy and operating in a selected circumferential mode m, where .vertline.m.vertline. is a value of at least one, comprising:
- a first radial transmission line;
- a second radial transmission line;
- a plurality of processor means for processing said applied energy; and
- a plurality of coupling means for unidirectionally coupling divided energy out of said first radial transmission line at its circumference and into one of said processor means, and for unidirectionally coupling processed energy from said processor means into said second radial transmission line at its circumference, said coupling means comprising first, second and third H-plane waveguide, three port circulators, the first circulator being coupled to the first radial transmission line at its circumference for coupling energy received thereat to the processing means, the second circulator being coupled to the second radial transmission line at its circumference for coupling the processed energy from the processing means to the second radial transmission line at its circumference, and the third circulator having an inlet port coupled to an outlet port of the first circulator, an outlet port coupled to an inlet port of the second circulator and a third port coupled to said processing means, the third circulator being arranged such that energy received from the first circulator is unidirectionally coupled to the processing means, and processed energy received back from the processing means is unidirectionally coupled to the second circulator with each of said coupling means being joined to separate processor means in said plurality of processor means; and
- the circulators are oriented in relation to the radial transmission lines such that the H-plane of the circulators is substantially orthogonal to the H-plane of the radial transmission lines.
- 14. The radial line power divider/combiner of claim 13 wherein said first and second circulators include guiding means for providing a twist of 90.degree. to the energy coupled from the first radial transmission line to the first circulator and to the energy coupled from the second circulator to the second radial transmission line.
- 15. The radial line power divider/combiner of claim 13 wherein each of the processor means is a reflection-type amplifier.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 783,592, filed Oct. 3, 1985, abondoned.
Government Interests
The Government has rights in this invention pursuant to contract F19628-83-C-0102 awarded by the Department of the Air Force.
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