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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2020
Applicant:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Ruonan Han, Winchester, MA (US);
Cheng Wang, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 21/00 (2006.01); H04B 3/52 (2006.01); H01P 3/02 (2006.01); H01Q 21/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 21/0075 (2013.01); H01P 3/026 (2013.01); H01Q 21/064 (2013.01); H04B 3/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
A coupler comprising a silicon substrate with one or more double slot radiators configured to transmit or receive an RF signal, a slot balun circuit configured to isolate the RF signal, and a grounded coplanar waveguide configured to propagate the RF signal in a horizontal direction. The coupler can be included on an integrated chip with a second coupler and the chip can be positioned over two waveguides such that each coupler is positioned within the center of each waveguide aperture.