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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 04, 1998
Ian Hadden, Camarillo, CA (US);
Bruce J. Buchan, Simi Valley, CA (US);
California Amplifier, Inc., Camarillo, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for spectrally separating first and second satellite signals that occupy a common frequency band with different first and second electromagnetic polarizations. These systems and methods facilitate the use of inexpensive single-cable distribution networks to simultaneously deliver all transmitted channels of a satellite communication system to a plurality of subscriber locations. In particular, a frequency-converter system is provided that includes first and second low-noise block downconverters whose outputs are coupled into an output diplexer. The low-noise block downconverters each have a downconverter mixer and a local oscillator that couples a local oscillator signal to the mixer but the local oscillator signals are sufficiently spaced apart to convert the first and second satellite signals to spectrally spaced first and second intermediate-frequency (IF) bands. The IF bands are isolated because they are spectrally separated. Accordingly, they can be combined in the diplexer and distributed to subscribers over an economical single-cable distribution network.