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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01P 5/18 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01P 5/18 ;
Abstract
A directional coupler comprises a coupler circuit board which is mounted substantially perpendicular to the surface of a parent circuit board. First and second upper traces are disposed on the opposing surfaces of the coupler circuit board. The coupling between the upper electrically conductive traces determines the odd mode impedance of the coupler. First and second lower traces are also disposed on opposing surfaces and connected to ground. The upper and lower traces are arranged such that the even mode of the impedance is determined by the coupling between the first upper trace and the second lower trace and the coupling between the second upper trace and the first lower trace.