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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2015
Applicant:
Bae Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., Nashua, NH (US);
Inventor:
David E. Meharry, Lexington, MA (US);
Assignee:
BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., Nashua, NH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01P 5/18 (2006.01); H01P 9/00 (2006.01); H01P 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01P 5/187 (2013.01); H01P 5/185 (2013.01); H01P 9/006 (2013.01);
Abstract
A miniaturized multi-sectioned, directional coupler using a multi-layer MMIC process, the coupler comprising, a monolithic microwave integrated circuit, having a central section with a relatively tight coupling, surrounded by sections of lighter coupling, the relatively tight coupling being comprised of a pair of spiral coupled lines, and the lighter coupling being comprised of meandered edge couple lines with capacitive loading of the lines in several places.