Patent ID: 11881611
Assignee: SMITHS INTERCONNECT, INC.
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 17:
18. The antenna element of claim 13 wherein the balun includes:
an input conductive trace having:
a first conductive arm coupled to the input,
a center conductive arm,
a second conductive arm,
a first bend corresponding to a first quarter wavelength located between the first conductive arm and the center conductive arm, and
a second bend corresponding to a second quarter wavelength located between the center conductive arm and the second conductive arm;

a first output trace coupled to the first balanced side and to the first conductive arm; and
a second output trace coupled to the second balanced side and to the second conductive arm, the first output trace corresponding to a 180 degree phase shift relative to the second output trace.