Patent ID: 7323950
Filing Date: 2008-01-29
Classification: H01P,H03H

Abstract:
1. An electrical processing network, comprising: a first set of ports for a first set of signals having approximately 0° and 180° relative phase; a second set of ports electrically coupled to said first set of ports, said second set of ports for a second set of signals having approximately 0°, 90°, 180° and 270° relative phase, said first set of ports including a first port for a first signal with a first phase and a second port electrically coupled to said first port, said second port for a second signal with a second phase, said second phase with approximately 180° relative phase to said first phase, said second set of ports including a third port for a third signal having a third phase, a fourth port for a fourth signal having a fourth phase, a fifth port for a fifth signal having a fifth phase, and a sixth port for a sixth signal having a sixth phase, said third phase having approximately 0° relative phase to said first phase, said fourth phase having approximately 90° relative phase to said first phase, said fifth phase having approximately 180° relative phase to said first phase, and said sixth phase having approximately 270° relative phase to said first phase; and a first hybrid coupler, a second hybrid coupler, a third hybrid coupler, a fourth hybrid coupler, a fifth hybrid coupler, a sixth hybrid coupler, a seventh hybrid coupler, an eighth hybrid coupler, a first power divider and a second power divider, said first port directly connected to said first power divider, said second port directly connected to said second power divider, said first power divider directly connected to said first hybrid coupler and said second hybrid coupler, said second power divider directly connected to said third hybrid coupler and said fourth hybrid coupler, said third port directly connected to said fifth hybrid coupler, said fourth port directly connected to said sixth hybrid coupler, said fifth port directly connected to said seventh hybrid coupler, said sixth port directly connected to said eighth hybrid coupler, said first hybrid coupler directly connected to both said sixth hybrid coupler and said seventh hybrid coupler, said second hybrid coupler directly connected to both said fifth hybrid coupler and said sixth hybrid coupler, said third hybrid coupler directly connected to both said seventh hybrid coupler and said eighth hybrid coupler, said fourth hybrid coupler directly connected to both said fifth hybrid coupler and said eighth hybrid coupler.