Patent ID: 9413050
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: H01P

Claim Text:
1. A distributedly modulated capacitor (DMC) apparatus, comprising: a first transmission line for propagating carrier waves; a second transmission line for propagating signal waves; and a plurality of time-varying capacitance elements coupled to said second transmission line for propagating signal waves, and to said first transmission line in which said carrier waves modulate capacitance of these time-varying capacitance elements; wherein said carrier waves and said signal waves propagate on separate first and second transmission lines which are electrically isolated from one another; wherein shunt capacitance of both first and second transmission lines is predominantly controlled by said carrier waves; and wherein a signal traveling in an identical direction as that of said carrier wave is modulated on said carrier, while a signal travelling in an opposing direction is not modulated on said carrier.