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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 19, 1999
Masao Miyaura, Fukushima-ken, JP;
Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The modulating and demodulating device comprises a microstrip line network connected to a transmitting/receiving antenna, the modulator-demodulator having first and second diodes connected to an output of the microstrip line network, and a bias voltage supplying circuit for supplying a bias voltage selectively to the first and second diodes. In the modulator-demodulator, the first diode is connected between the input and output terminals, and the second diode is connected between the input terminal and a reference potential point. When the modulator-demodulator executes a modulating operation, the bias voltage supplying circuit supplies a bias voltage to turn on both the first and second diodes or a bias voltage to turn on only the first diode in accordance with a modulation signal. When the modulator-demodulator executes a demodulating operation, the bias voltage supplying circuit supplies a bias voltage to turn off both the first and second diodes.