COMBINED-BRANCHED-FERRITE ELEMENT WITH INTERCONNECTED RESONANT SECTIONS FOR USE IN A MULTI-JUNCTION WAVEGUIDE CIRCULATOR

摘要

The present application relates to a combined-branched-ferrite element including at least two branched-ferrite elements, the branched-ferrite elements having three branches. At least one of the three branches in the ferrite elements is connected to a branch of another one of the ferrite elements to form at least one connected-branch. The unconnected branches are input/output (I/O) branches and include input/output (I/O) apertures in respective I/O branch planes that divide the respective I/O branches into resonator sections and return-path sections. At least one connected-aperture in the at least one connected-branch that connects two ferrite elements is in a respective connected-branch plane that separates the connected-branch so that: the resonator section of the connected-branch for a first-branched-ferrite element is a return-path section of the connected-branch for a second-branched-ferrite element; and the resonator section of the connected-branch for the second-branched-ferrite element is a return-path section of the connected-branch for the first-branched-ferrite element.

主权项

1. A combined-branched-ferrite element comprising:
at least two branched-ferrite elements, the branched-ferrite elements having three branches, wherein at least one of the three branches in the at least two ferrite elements is connected to a branch of another one of the at least two ferrite elements to form at least one connected-branch, wherein unconnected branches are input/output (I/O) branches, wherein the I/O branches include input/output (I/O) apertures in respective I/O branch planes that divide the respective I/O branches into resonator sections and return-path sections, and wherein at least one connected-aperture in the at least one connected-branch that connects two ferrite elements is in a respective connected-branch plane that separates the at least one connected-branch so that: the resonator section of the at least one connected-branch for a first-branched-ferrite element is a return-path section of the at least one connected-branch for a second-branched-ferrite element; and the resonator section of the at least one connected-branch for the second-branched-ferrite element is a return-path section of the at least one connected-branch for the first-branched-ferrite element.