Patent ID: 6657516
Filing Date: 2003-12-02
Classification: H01P

Abstract:
A signal junction for use in a communications system, said junction comprising:a waveguide structure having a first end and a second end, said first end defining a signal port of the junction, said waveguide structure having an outer wall and an inner wall configured to define an outer chamber and an inner chamber, said inner wall and said outer wall being coaxial with each other proximate the first end, said outer wall including a tapered section proximate the second end so that the outer wall tapers towards the inner wall at the second end; and a signal waveguide being in signal communication with the outer chamber through an opening in the tapered section of the outer wall, wherein the inner chamber receives an inlet signal through the signal port and the outer chamber receives an outlet signal from the waveguide and emits the outlet signal through the signal port.