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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2015
Applicant:
Radio Frequency Systems Pty Ltd., Kilsyth, AU;
Inventors:
Assignee:
ALCATEL-LUCENT SHANGHAI BELL CO., LTD., Shanghai, CN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01P 5/18 (2006.01); H01P 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01P 5/184 (2013.01);
Abstract
A directional coupler includes an outer cavity and first and second striplines deployed within the outer cavity such that transverse electromagnetic (TEM) mode signals are coupled between first portions of the first stripline and the second stripline. The directional coupler also includes first and second electrically and thermally conductive elements connecting the first and second striplines, respectively, to the outer cavity.