Isotek Microwave Limited

Menlo Microsystems, Inc.

Christopher Ian Mobbs

John David Rhodes

David Ibbetson

Vanessa Walker

Marten A E Seth

A differential time delay shifter may comprise a 1-to-N switch, where N is an integer greater than 1. The switch may have a pole contact, N throw contacts, and a pole arm to selectively couple the pole contact to one of the throw contacts. One throw contacts may be a first throw contact at a first switch position, and one throw contacts may be a last throw contact at a last switch position. The shifter may further comprise one or more transmission lines, each of which is electrically connected between two of the N throw contacts. The shifter may further comprise a source configured to generate an electromagnetic signal. The source may be electrically coupled to the pole contact, to convey the signal to the pole contact. The shifter may further comprise one or more loads, a first of which is electrically coupled to the first throw contact.

Differential time delay shifter including a 1-N switch and transmission lines configured to provide adjustable delay shift

A microwave resonator comprising a hollow tube comprising an electrically conductive tube wall which defines a tube bore, the tube extending along a length axis from a first end to a second end; a first electrically conductive closing plate closing the first end of the tube, the first electrically conductive closing plate comprising at least one coupling slot extending therethrough; a second electrically conducting closing plate closing the second end of the tube, the second electrically conductive closing plate comprising at least one coupling slot extending therethrough; a plurality of dielectric resonant pucks, each puck comprising first and second end faces and a side wall extending therebetween, each puck being dimensioned such that when in the tube its dominant mode is a doubly degenerate mode; the pucks being arranged within the tube bore spaced apart from each other and the closing plates, each puck being arranged centered on the length axis and its side wall abutting the tube wall such that there is no air gap between the puck and the tube wall which extends from one end face to the other of the puck, the puck adjacent to the first closing plate being termed the input puck; each puck being separated from the adjacent puck in the tube bore by a coupling gap, each coupling gap having an electrically conductive iris plate arranged therein, each iris plate being arranged normal to the length axis, each iris plate comprising at least one coupling slot extending therethrough; a single mode input microwave resonator adapted to provide a microwave signal to the input puck; each puck comprising a symmetry breaking structure for modifying the frequency of one of the degenerate modes relative to the other and the coupling between the two modes; each puck further comprising a central aperture extending from one end face to the other along the length axis; and, each central aperture comprising at least one electrically conductive insert arranged therein.

Microwave resonator, a microwave filter and a microwave multiplexer

A microwave resonator comprising a hollow tube comprising fan electrically conductive tube wall which defines a tube bore, the tube extending along a length axis from a first end to a second end; a first electrically conductive closing plate closing the first end of the tube; a second electrically conductive closing plate closing the second end of the tube; a plurality of dielectric resonant pucks, each puck comprising first and second end faces and a side wall extending therebetween, each puck being dimensioned such that its dominant mode is a doubly degenerate mode; the pucks being arranged within the tube bore spaced apart from each other and the closing plates, each puck being arranged with its end faces normal to the length axis and centered on the length axis and its side wall abutting the tube wall such that there is no air gap between the puck and tube wall which extends from one end face to the other of the puck, the puck adjacent to the first closing plate being termed the input puck; each puck being separated from the adjacent puck in the tube bore by a coupling gap, each coupling gap having ah electrically conductive iris plate arranged therein, each iris plate being arranged normal to the length axis, each iris plate comprising at least one coupling slot extending therethrough; an input microwave coupler adapted to receive a microwave signal and provide it to the input puck; each puck comprising a symmetry breaking structure for modifying the frequency of one of the degenerate modes relative to the other and the coupling between the two modes.

A microwave resonator comprising a hollow tube comprising a plurality of electrically conductive wall faces which together define a tube wall defining a tube bore, the tube extending along a length axis from a first end to a second end; the tube wall having an N fold rotational symmetry about the length axis where 2&#x3c;N&#x3c;10; a first electrically conductive covering plate covering the first end of the tube; a second electrically conductive covering plate covering the second end of the tube; a dielectric puck comprising first and second end faces and a side wall extending therebetween, the puck being dimensioned such that when in the tube bore its dominant resonant mode is a doubly degenerate mode; the puck being arranged in the tube bore spaced apart from the covering plates with its end faces normal to the length axis and centered on the length axis; the puck being spaced apart from the tube wall by a plurality N of electrically conductive spacer blocks, the spacer blocks being spaced equally around the length axis and spaced apart from the covering plates; and, a symmetry breaking structure adapted to modify the coupling between the two degenerate modes and also their relative frequencies.

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Harrogate, United Kingdom

Christopher Ian Mobbs