Patent ID: 11968782
Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 13:
14. A coupler, comprising:
a first coupling member comprising a first substrate, and a first signal path, a first sub-path of a second signal path, and a fourth sub-path of a fourth signal path located on the first substrate, the first sub-path of the second signal path configured to couple a portion of a signal in the first signal path into the second signal path and the first signal path configured to couple a portion of a signal in the fourth signal path into the first signal path;
a second coupling member vertically stacked with the first coupling member, the second coupling member comprising a second substrate, and a second sub-path of the second signal path, a third signal path, and a third sub-path of the fourth signal path located on the second substrate, the third signal path configured to couple a portion of a signal in the second signal path into the third signal path and the third sub-path of the fourth signal path configured to couple a portion of a signal in the third signal path into the fourth signal path;
a shielding member between the first substrate and the second substrate and configured to shield the first coupling member and the second coupling member from one another, the shielding member having a first and second connection through-holes;
a first connection member within the first connection through-hole and electrically connected between the first sub-path and the second sub-path; and
a second connection member within the second connection through-hole and electrically connected between the third sub-path and the fourth sub-path,
wherein a first length of the first signal path and a second length of the second signal path are configured such that a portion of a signal that passes through the first signal path is in phase with another portion of the signal that passes through the second signal path; and
a third length of the third signal path and a fourth length of the fourth signal path are configured such that a portion of a signal that passes through the third signal path is in phase with another portion of the signal that passes through the fourth signal path.