Patent ID: 9712134
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: H01P,H03H

Claim:
1. A mechanical impedance tuner with at least two probe carriages, the tuner comprising: a center conductor; at least two probe carriages mounted for movement along an axis parallel to the center conductor, said at least two probe carriages including a first probe carriage and a second probe carriage; each probe carriage having at least N probes where N is an integer greater than one, and at least one of said N probes has a different nominal geometry from all probes on at least one of the other carriages; a carriage drive system for moving each probe carriage independently along said axis parallel to the center conductor; a probe drive system for moving each probe independently in a direction transverse to the center conductor through a range of motion; and a controller configured to operate said probe carriage drive system and said probe drive system.