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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 31, 1997
David W. Buck, Mesquite, TX (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A probe (,) has a main body (,), an input side (,) and an output side (,). The main body (,) has a cavity (,) to receive an insulator (,). The insulator (,) has a current slit (,) and a voltage slit (,) aligned with a first aperture (,) and a second aperture (,). An inner conductor extends through the insulator (,) from the input side (,) to the output side (,) of the main body (,). A current sensor (,) inserts into the first aperture (,) and the current slit (,). A voltage sensor (,) inserts into the second aperture (,) and the voltage slit (,). A radio frequency signal on a transmission line having a same impedance as the probe (,) enters the inner conductor (,) at the input side (,), induces a current onto the current sensor (,) and a voltage onto the voltage sensor (,). The induced current and voltage can be measured to monitor the characteristics of the transmission line.