Abstract:
A monolithic capacitor component includes at least first and second layers separated by dielectric material and having nonoverlapping terminal portions of the electrode layers. Aligned with each electrode layer in the nonoverlapped area of the terminal portion is a nonactive electrode segment which is spaced from the electrode layer with which it is aligned. In the manufacture of such a component at least two electrode layers each having discrete electrode sections are separated dielectric and stacked and arranged relative to one another to provide overlapped terminal portions of the discrete electrode sections in the electrode layers whereby it is possible to sever the stacked and arranged dielectric and electrode layers in the area of the overlapped terminal portions to provide monolithic capacitor constructions.
Abstract:
DESCRIBED ARE MINIATURIZED ANALOG X-BAND MICROSTRIP FERRITE PHASE SHIFTERS PARTICULARLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN AIRBORNE ANTENNA ARRAYS. ALSO DESCRIBED IS A NOVEL ANTENNA ARRAY ASSEMBLY ITSELF. THE ELEMENTS CONTAINING THE PHASE SHIFTERS ARE DESIGNED INTO HALF-WAVELENGTH SPACING TO ACHIEVE A TWO-AXIS SCAN AND COMPRISE MICROSTRIP TRANSMISSION LINES DEPOSITED ON THIN FERRITE FILMS SURROUNDED BY SUITABLE ACTUATING COILS.
Abstract:
An encapsulated film type capacitor which has a tail portion extending outwardly from the main body. Also a method of adjusting the capacitance value prior to encapsulation, comprising trimming off an end area of the top electrode on the tail portion.
Abstract:
The radiation elements of an antenna comprising a linear array of elements and a further compensation element are fed so that the radiation pattern of a central portion of the linear array is in quadrature of phase with the radiation pattern of the remaining elements of the array, for the formation of a nondirective pattern covering the secondary lobes of the directive pattern obtained through an in-phase feeding of the elements of the linear array.
Abstract:
DESCRIBED IS AN INTERGITITAL WAVE CIRCUIT DEPOSITED ON A FERRITE FILM AND HAVING A DIRECT CURRENT MAGNETIC FIELD APPLIED IN THE PLANE OF THE INTERDIGITAL CIRCUIT TO PROVIDE A MICROWAVE DEVICE EMPLOYING GYROMAGNETIC MEDIA FOR PHASE SHIFT, FREQUENCY TRANSLATION, CIRCULATION AND THE LIKE.
Abstract:
A system for a phased array antenna including a set of power amplifiers for amplifying the power of a signal to be transmitted by radiating elements of the antenna. A set of hybrid couplers are connected between the power amplifiers and the radiating elements with individual ones of the hybrid couplers being cross-connected for sharing the power of each amplifier among a set of radiating elements. The coupling of power is selectively varied between the amplifiers and the radiating elements by shifting the phase of the signal applied to each power amplifier.
Abstract:
This invention concerns an electronically scanning integrated antenna system that has free running oscillators for providing large power output to each antenna and utilizes frequency multipliers, preferably step recovery diode multipliers, for controlling the frequency and phase of the free running oscillators outputs independently of the means for providing modulated intelligence to the radiated beam.
Abstract:
A bistatic radar system using separate antennas for transmit and receive and taking advantage of the fact that the net radar resolution depends on the product of the two gain patterns. In one illustrated system of the invention, a low resolution transmitter pattern is combined with an ambiguous high resolution receiver pattern formed of a thinned array of phase controlled radiating elements. The elements are separated by a distance greater than the wavelength of the RF signal. In this thinned array approach, the suppressed receive grating lobes may be placed at alternate nulls of the transmit pattern by spacing the receiver array elements to be approximately one-half the transmitted antenna width. The transmit radar forms a conventional sector scanning antenna pattern that illuminates the forward area and the receiving antenna has elements spaced so they form a multilobe pattern that contains selected spacing of grating lobes. In operation only one of these grating lobes is illuminated by the transmit pattern. The transmit and receive antennas are scanned in synchronism either sequentially or in some jump scan sequence to provide the sector scan display. The system is operable substantially without microwave waveguides along the thinned array by providing a local oscillator signal that is phase shifted to control the antenna pointing.
Abstract:
A Schwarzschild Antenna cooperates with an organ pipe scanner to achieve wide angle sectoral scanning of a high gain pencil beam. A rotatable mirror switches the antenna to conical scanning whereby microwave energy communicates between a nutating horn and reflectors of the Schwarzschild Antenna. During conical scanning, the organ pipe scanner remains unenergized. The mode of operation is selectable by the operator and the system is designed for rapid switching.