US2929032A - Frequency-selective wave coupling system - Google Patents

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US2929032A
US2929032A US604739A US60473956A US2929032A US 2929032 A US2929032 A US 2929032A US 604739 A US604739 A US 604739A US 60473956 A US60473956 A US 60473956A US 2929032 A US2929032 A US 2929032A
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  • This invention relates to very high frequency or microwave electrical transmission systems and, more particularly, to frequency selective apparatus for segregating or branching wave energy of a given frequency or band of frequencies from one transmission system into another transmission system.
  • phase constants results in wave energy being coupled between the two lines in the band of interest. Outside the band of interest and on either side thereof, the phase velocities of the two lines become unequal by progressively greater amounts. Consequently coupling between the two lines progressively decreases as the frequency is either raised or lowered from the band of interest. It may be seen therefore that the amount of isolation between the two lines is a function of the difference between the phase constants or the phase velocities of the main and auxiliary lines.
  • the invention disclosed in my copending application therefore provides a suitable means for branching or segregating a given band of frequencies from one transmission path to another while selectively rejecting other frequencies from the auxiliary line. All energy not coupled to the auxiliary line continues to propagate down the main line.
  • the present invention constitutes an improvement over my above-mentioned copending application and accordingly it is an object of this invention not only to branch wave energy of a predetermined frequency or band of frequencies but to insure that the segregated energy is totally and completely devoid of all frequencies from specified bands other than that of the desired band.
  • two electromagnetic wave transmission paths are coupled along a common length.
  • the auxiliary path is periodically loaded with equal reactive components equally spaced at a distance of onehalf wavelength of the lowest frequency to be rejected by the auxiliary guide and to continue down the main guide.
  • This periodic loading is designed to affect the propagation constant of the auxiliary line in a particular way relative to the main line.
  • the dielectric and permeability constants of the reactive components may be fixed so that the phase constants of both lines are equal at the desired frequency or band of frequencies to be coupled to the auxiliary line.
  • the spacing of the equal reactive components results in changing the, propagation constant of the auxiliary line from a predominantly imaginary complex number to a predominantly real complex number for the frequency bands to be rejected by the auxiliary line.
  • This situation in which the imaginary part of the propagation constant is very small while the real part of the propagation constant is very large, is analogous to a nonpropagating system such as a Wave guide below cut-off. As a consequence, there can be no coupling between the two lines at those frequency bands. It is to be understood that in this arrangement the lack of excitation of wave energy in the auxiliary line is not due to dissipation of the undesired energy; actually no dissipation of energy occurs at all.
  • Figure 1 illustrates a specific embodiment of a frequency selective coupled line branching circuit employing periodically spaced metallic capacitive obstacles
  • Fig. 2 shows the characteristic of the ratio of the wave guide phase constant to the phase constant in free space versus frequency for wave transmission lines of different parameters.
  • a frequency selective coupled line branching" circuit in accordance with the invention is shown, by way of example for purposes of illustration, which may be used to segregate or branch on the basis of frequency, one of a plurality of channels of multi-channel wave energy.
  • This circuit comprises a main section 11 of electrical transmission line for guiding Located adjacent main line 11 and runningfora portion of its length substantially parallel theretois an auxiliary section 12 of transmission line having terminals C and D.
  • Line ,12 may be :a rectangular wave guide of the metallic shield typehaving-a widejnternalcross sectional dimension proportioned so thatilinellhas a cuteotf frequency below thatof one of the frequency bands of interest supportable in-main line 11.
  • Mainand auxiliary lines 11 and 12 are in addition proportioned torsupport .the above-mentioned frequencies in a dominant mode field pattern and, in particular, rectangularauxiliary line 11 is proportioned such that .the frequency band of .interest mentioned above may only be supported in the dominant rectangular mode.
  • Lines 11 ,and 12. are'coupled over a common interval of severalwavelengths of said frequency of interest by one of the many broad band coupling means familiar to the directional coupler art.
  • Thiscoupling means may be, as illustrated, a common wall 14 between guides 11 and 12 having a plurality ofv apertures 15 therein distributed at intervals of less than one-half wavelength of the frequency band of :interest supportable in auxiliary guide 12 to be coupled to guide 11.
  • apertures 15 may be of rectangular shape with the wide dimensions of the apertures longitudinally disposed so as to enhance magnetic coupling between the guides and restrict electric field coupling "therebetween. whereby high directivity of the coupler arrangement is enhanced.
  • the wall thickness of guide 11 is :cut away along the portion thereof contiguous to guide 12.
  • the narrow side wall of guide 12 fits snugly against the contiguous portion of the round guide Wall so as to jointly form a common wall of a single rather than a double thickness.
  • Disposed within guide 12 along the length of the coupiing region defined by apertures 15, is a plurality of equally dimensioned metallic rods 13.
  • Each of these rods extends from one narrow Wall of guide 12 to the other narrow wall thereof, and is parallel to the wide dimension of guide 12. 'That is, within guide 12 there is disposed a plurality of equal reactances of a capacitive nature. These reactances are equally and periodically spaced along the length of the coupling region. The distance between any one of posts 13 and the next succeeding post is substantially equal to one-half wavelength of the wave energy in the lowest frequency band which is to be rejected by guide 12.
  • the guides Because of the different shapes and dimensions of guides 11 and 12 in the coupling region, the guides have different propagation constants, phase constants and phase velocity characteristics as a function of frequency. However, because of the loading of guide 12, the phase consant versus frequency characteristics of the two guides intersect at a given frequency to be coupled between the two guides. Accordingly, as disclosed in my above-mentioned copending application, wave energy at the frequency of this intersection is freely and readily coupled between guides 11 and 12. Because of the difference be tween phase constants at all points other than the region of intersection, wave energy is inhibited from being coupled between the guides to an extent dependent upon the diiference between the phase constants of the two guides and because of anotherefiect now to be discussed. To understand this effect, let us consider Fig. 2.
  • T he ordinate of the graph therein depicted is the ratio where '5 is the phase constant of wave energy in a wave guide and B is the phase constant of wave energy in free space.
  • the abscissa represents frequency, increasing from left to right.
  • Curve 21 represents, accordingly, the phase constant versus frequency characteristic of the unloaded circular main guide 11. It may be noted, and it is well known in the art, "that this characteristic inthe stop bands.
  • curve 21 also defines the phase velocity versus frequency characteristic of guide 11.
  • Curve 22 defines the phase constant versus frequency characteristic of the periodical- ,lyloaded rectangularauxiliary guide 12. It may benoted that this characteristic has a different cut-off frequency, f than does curve 21, intersects curve 21 at the center of band f is discontinuous at periodically spaced intervals f f -etc., and rises above the 1.0 value which asymptotically limits curve- 21.
  • the frequency band 1 is that frequency for which the spacing between reactive elements 13 of Fig. l is substantially equal to one half wavelength; f is the frequency band for which said spacing is substantially equal to one whole Wavelength, etc. It may be seen therefore that the discontinuous regions of curve 22 are harmonically spaced and that the wavelength at the center of any nth discontinuous region (counting from the f discontinuous region) is substantially equal to where A,- equals the wavelength at thecenter of frequency band f Accordingly, the frequency of any nth discontinuous region equals ins-in.
  • the propagation constant is a complex function defining the attenuation and phase characteristics of electromagnetic wave energy.
  • the propagation constant, A is equal to the attenuation constant, oz, plus an imaginary component in, where 18 is the phase constant.
  • oz in loaded guide'12 is very close to zero while [3, as can be seen from curve 22, is large except at the cut-off frequency.
  • the propagation constant'a in between the stop bands is predominantly imaginary since A u-FLB. In the stop bands however, the attenuation constant 06 becomes very large.
  • f f and f represent intelligence bearing frequency bands supported by wave guide 11, 1, will be coupled between the lines because of the equal phase constants existing in the lines at f but intelligence bearing frequency bands f, and f will be precluded from being coupled between the guides since guide 12 is nonsupportive of those bands. Accordingly, f,- and f will continue propagating along wave guide 11 past the coupling region while f will be decoupled from guide 11 and excited in guide 12.
  • the signals would all be combined in wave guide 11 at terminal B. If in a particular arrangement one or more of the terminals are not employed, they may be appropriately connected to a nonreflecting dissipative termination.
  • the frequency selective wave coupling system may either be utilized for abstracting a given frequency band from a given spectrum or for combining a frequency band with other frequency bands of dilferent value.
  • the pass band that is, the band coupled to the auxiliary line
  • the location of the stop bands in the frequency spectrum is a function of the spacing between the reactive components in the auxiliary line. Since these parameters upon which the pass and stop bands are dependent may be individually and separately determined and proportioned, the spacing of the reactive components may be proportioned so that a stop band may be located as close to a desired pass band as may be desirable in the system utilizing the frequency selective coupler.
  • the stop band may be located either below or above the pass band frequency and as close or far away from the pass band as desired.
  • a major function of the reactive components is to make the propagation constant of the auxiliary line predominantly real, for specified frequency bands, and since this function depends primarily on the spacing between the components rather than the precise nature of the reactive components themselves, a substantial latitude is permissible in the type of reactive components which may be utilized in accordance with the invention.
  • the capacitive rods of Fig. l are admirably suited for the purpose.
  • other reactive components may be utilized, which may be, for example, inductive posts (posts parallel to the narrow wall of the wave guide) or dielectric Windows extending completely transversely across the auxiliary line.
  • Fig. 1 the transmission lines disclosed were of the metallic shield type with the main line having a circular cross section and the auxiliary line a rectangular cross section.
  • a rectangular metallic wave guide may be loaded as an auxiliary line so as to match, in accordance with the invention, an all-dielectric main wave guide, or a coaxial wave guiding structure, or another rectangular metallic guide of different proportions from the auxiliary rectangular guide in the coupling region.
  • the wave energy may be in the form of any mode desired provided of course the coupling means between the two transmission paths are appropriate for the particular mode of interest.
  • Various types of coupling apertures and mechanisms are well known in the art to correspond to particular types of mode patterns.
  • a frequency selective wave coupling system comprising a section of circular hollow metallic wave guide, a section of rectangular hollow metallic wave guide, said circular and rectangular wave guides extending in a common direction with a narrow wall of said rectangular guide disposed contiguous to a commen length of said circular guides wall, said circular guide supportive of a broad range of frequencies comprising a plurality of spaced frequency bands of interest, a series of rectangular coupling apertures disposed in said common length of wall, a series of equally dimensioned metallic rods disposed within said rectangular guide, said series of rods extending along at least a length of said rectangular guide substantially coextensive with said series of apertures, said rods being individually disposed parallel to the wide dimension of said rectangular guide and extending from one narrow wall of said rectangular guide to the other, said rods being spaced from each other in a longitudinal direction with respect to said rectangular guide with each rod spaced a given distance from a next succeeding rod equal to one-half wavelength of a frequency within one of said bands of interest so as to periodically load said rectangular wave guide
  • a frequency selective wave coupling system comprising first and second sections of electromagnetic wave transmission line disposed parallel and adjacent to each other, said first transmission line supportive of a range of frequencies comprising two closely spaced frequency bands of interest, said first and second lines having different and predominantly imaginary propagation constants, a first means for coupling said first and second lines to each other, and a second means for equalizing the respective imaginary portions of said propagation constants of said lines for one of said frequency bands of interest and simultaneously for making the propagation constant of said second line predominantly real over a limited frequency interval substantially coextensive with the other of said bands of interest, whereby said one frequency band is coupled between said first and second lines while said lines are isolated from each other at the other of said frequency bands of interest.
  • said second means comprises a periodically disposed series of equally spaced reactive components in said second transmission ':line, withrall .of "said reactive components having' thesameyalue of reactanceand with each of said components :spaced from a .next succeeding component by a distance equal to one-half wavelength of the middle -'frequency.of said other frequency band of interest.
  • a frequency-selective .wave coupling system comprising first and second sections of hollow metallic wave guide disposed parallel to each other and extending in a common direction with said guides contiguous to each other along a -common length of wall also extending in said common direction, said first :guide supportive or a broad range of frequencies comprising a plurality of spaced'frequency-bands of refnsaid first and second guides having different-and predominantly imaginary propagation-constants, a series of coupling apertures disposed 'insaid common length of wall, and.
  • means for equalizing the respective :imaginary portions of said propagation constants of said :guides for a given frequency band of interest in saidrange and for making the propagation constant of said second-guide predominantly real for the remainder ot said plurality of bands of interest comprising a series of periodically-spaced reactances disposed solely in saidsecond guide with said series of reactances extending'longitudina'lly along a length of said second guide, said length of :said second guide being substantially coextensive withsaid series ,of coupling apertures.
  • a combination comprising, first and second sections of electromagnetic wave transmission line disposed parallel and adjacent'to each other, said first transmission line supportive of a broad range of frequencies comprising a plurality of spaced frequency bands of interest, said first and second lines having predominantly imaginary propagation constants, a first means for coupling said first and second lines to each other, and a second means .for making the propagation constant of saidsecond line predominantly real for at least one given band of said plurality of bands of interest comprising a series of periodically spaced reactive components disposed solely :in said second transmission line, with each of saidcomponents spaced from a next succeeding component by a. distance equal to one-half wavelength of the middle frequency of said one given .band of said plurality of frequency bands of interest.

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