Abstract: An antenna apparatus such that a dielectric strip and a dielectric resonator are provided to form a primary vertical radiator, another dielectric strip is provided which is coupled to the dielectric strip to form a directional coupler, and a radiation beam is tilted by changing the relative position of the primary radiator with respect to the dielectric lens by displacing the primary vertical radiator in the directional coupler.

Abstract: A device with a nonradiative dielectric waveguide which operates in a microwave band or in a millimeter wave band. The device with a nonradiative dielectric waveguide is, for example, an oscillator, a circulator, a coupler or the like. The device has a pair of parallel conductors, a dielectric strip which is disposed between the conductors and propagates a high-frequency electromagnetic wave in a specified mode, a mounting surface which is formed on one of the conductors, and an end surface which is defined by an end of each of the conductors so as to be vertical to a traveling direction of the electromagnetic wave propagated in the dielectric strip. An end of the dielectric strip is exposed at a corresponding end surface of the device.

Abstract: A dielectric waveguide designed to avoid the influence of reflection of electromagnetic waves at connected portions of dielectric strips and to have an improved characteristic. The distance L between connection planes between pairs of dielectric strips adjacent in the direction of propagation of an electromagnetic wave is set to an odd number multiple of ¼ of the guide wavelength. Reflected waves are thereby superposed in phase opposition to each other to cancel out. In this manner, propagation of a reflected signal to ports is limited.

Abstract: An antenna apparatus such that a dielectric strip and a dielectric resonator are provided to form a primary vertical radiator, another dielectric strip is provided which is coupled to the dielectric strip to form a directional coupler, and a radiation beam is tilted by changing the relative position of the primary radiator with respect to the dielectric lens by displacing the primary vertical radiator in the directional coupler.

Abstract: An oscillation circuit is constructed by providing a line, a Gunn diode, and a dielectric resonator on a dielectric substrate; by disposing a dielectric stripline between upper and lower conductor plates to form an NRD guide which serves as a output transmission line; and the line and the NRD guide are coupled.

Abstract: A first transmission line and a second transmission line are caused to be partially opposite to each other, and by use of the opposite portions of the first transmission line and the second transmission line, the first transmission line and the second transmission line are relatively shifted in parallel from their opposite state to their non-opposite state.

Abstract: A directional coupler including a first transmission line and a second transmission line adjacent to the first transmission line, the relative positions of the first transmission line and the second transmission line being changeable, an antenna element connected to a part of the directional coupler, and a driving mechanism for driving the directional coupler and the antenna element.

Abstract: A nonradiative dielectric waveguide filter of the present invention permits the manufacturing process including the production of a dielectric strip to be simpler. The filter can be formed by a pillar dielectric strip. The nonradiative dielectric waveguide filter includes resonators, input-output connection units, and cut-off regions, in which the upper and lower conductor plates and a dielectric strip disposed therebetween form the filter. In one example, the main signal-transmitting mode is the LSM mode; a groove having a bottom and conductor walls is disposed in a position in which the conductor plates are opposing; the resonator is formed by fitting the dielectric strip into the groove; and the cut-off regions are formed by second grooves formed in the conductor plates adjacent to the dielectric strip.

Abstract: A dielectric waveguide designed to avoid the influence of reflection of electromagnetic waves at connected portions of dielectric strips and to have an improved characteristic. A third dielectric strip is inserted in a part of a connection section at which a first dielectric strip and a second dielectric strip are connected to each other, and the distances between the three connection planes in said connection section are determined so that a wave reflected at the connection plane between the first and third dielectric strips, a wave reflected at the connection plane between the first and second dielectric strips, and a wave reflected at the connection plane between the second and third dielectric strips are superposed with a phase difference of 2&pgr;/3 from each other.

Abstract: A first transmission line and a second transmission line are caused to be partially opposite to each other, and by use of the opposite portions of the first transmission line and the second transmission line, the first transmission line and the second transmission line are relatively shifted in parallel from their opposite state to their non-opposite state.

Abstract: An antenna apparatus such that a dielectric strip and a dielectric resonator are provided to form a primary vertical radiator, another dielectric strip is provided which is coupled to the dielectric strip to form a directional coupler, and a radiation beam is tilted by changing the relative position of the primary radiator with respect to the dielectric lens by displacing the primary vertical radiator in the directional coupler.

Abstract: An improved antenna device is provided which is easy to be made compact in size and easy to deflect a beam at a high speed. Further, a transmitting/receiving apparatus using the improved antenna device is provided which is capable of performing a detection within a large range. In particular, a primary radiator and a first transmission line combined with the primary radiator are provided on a movable section, a second transmission line electromagnetically combined with the first transmission line and a dielectric lens with a position of said primary radiator serving as a generally focal point surface are provided on a fixed section. Further, a structure is provided capable of deflecting the beam by displacing the movable section. Also, means is provided to detect the position of the movable section and a control means is provided for displacing the movable section in accordance with a position designating signal of the movable section.

Abstract: An antenna device has less change in gain during beam scanning, caused by the displacement of a primary radiator with respect to a dielectric lens, and scanning can be carried out over a large angular range at uniform gain. A primary radiator has a focal plane in a position deviating from the optical axis of a dielectric lens, and when the primary radiator intersects the optical axis, the primary radiator leaves the focal plane. As a consequence, by moving the primary radiator away from the optical axis to other positions, change in the gain caused by change in the open efficiency and aberration can be reduced.

Abstract: A dielectric line switch is provided which is capable of easily controlling the propagation of an electromagnetic wave. Also provided is an antenna device employing said dielectric line switch. As an embodiment of the invention, a plurality of dielectric lines and a plurality of primary radiators are provided on a rotary unit. With the rotation of the rotary unit, the dielectric lines are switched ON and OFF by virtue of mechanical means, so that a desired change-over may be effected among the plurality of primary radiators in a time sharing manner, and the positions of the primary radiators may be shifted within a plane of the focal point of a dielectric lens, thereby enabling the transmission wave beam and/or reception wave beam to scan in a desired manner.

Abstract: A communication module for a vehicle including an automobile, a vessel or the like, the communication module being disposed on a back side or inside of an identification plate of the means of transportation. The communication module is formed of a millimeter wave integrated circuit section and a plane antenna section. The millimeter wave integrated circuit section has two conductive plates arranged in parallel with each other, and a dielectric stripline and an electric element disposed between the conductive plates. The plane antenna section has two conductive plates arranged in parallel with each other, a dielectric stripline disposed between the conductive plates and a slot made in one of the conductive plates. At least a respective one of the conductive plates of the millimeter wave integrated circuit section and a respective one of the conductive plates of the plane antenna section are integrated in a plane.

Abstract: A device with a nonradiative dielectric waveguide which operates in a microwave band or in a millimeter wave band. The device with a nonradiative dielectric waveguide is, for example, an oscillator, a circulator, a coupler or the like. The device has a pair of parallel conductors, a dielectric strip which is disposed between the conductors and propagates a high-frequency electromagnetic wave in a specified mode, a mounting surface which is formed on one of the conductors, and an end surface which is defined by an end of each of the conductors so as to be vertical to a traveling direction of the electromagnetic wave propagated in the dielectric strip. An end of the dielectric strip is exposed at a corresponding end surface of the device.

Abstract: In a directional coupler comprising two separated dielectric guides, reflection and loss in the separation position (separated faces) is reduced. Furthermore, the beam of an antenna device comprising a primary emitter and a dielectric lens can be tilted quickly even by a low-torque motor. A moving portion and a fixed portion each comprise dielectric guides, and in addition, grooves are provided in opposing end faces of conductive plates thereof, at a distance from the electrode faces of the dielectric guides of approximately an integral multiple of half the wavelength of the transmitted waves. Furthermore, the dielectric guide of the directional coupler portion is a normal NRD guide, and the dielectric guide of another portion is a hyper NRD guide.

Abstract: In a millimeter wave module or the like having both a normal NRD guide and a hyper NRD guide, a conversion portion structure for non, radiative dielectric waveguides of different types has excellent conversion characteristics at the connection between the two types of NRD guides. In a first conversion portion, the width of a dielectric strip is changed from the width of a dielectric strip in the hyper NRD guide portion to the width of a dielectric strip in the normal NRD guide portion, grooves of approximately the same depth as grooves in the hyper NRD guide are provided extending as far as the second conversion portion, and in a third conversion portion, the width of these grooves widens perpendicular to the propagation direction of electromagnetic waves and parallel to the face of conductive plates. According to this structure, guide conversion can be achieved with low radiation in a predetermined frequency band.

Abstract: A normal NRD guide is constituted in the part to be coupled with a dielectric resonator, a hyper NRD guide for simply transmitting the LSM01 mode is constituted in a multipoints circulator part, the normal NRD guide is constituted in a coupler part, the hyper NRD guide is constituted in the mixer part, and the normal NRD guides are constituted in a dielectric line switch part and in a connection unit between components.

Abstract: An antenna device and a transmitting and receiving unit using the device which are capable of simultaneously polarizing each direction of a plurality of beams are provided without increasing the size of the whole device. For example, when the detection is achieved by forming a plurality of beams such as a radar of monopulse type, the angle measurement range is easily extended. A movable part is provided with a plurality of primary radiators and movable part side transmission lines (dielectric strips of NRD guide) to be coupled therewith, and a fixed part side is provided with dielectric lenses to form each focal plane at the position of primary radiators, and fixed part side transmission lines (dielectric strips of NRD guide) to be respectively coupled with the movable part side transmission lines. A plurality of beams are simultaneously tilted by displacing the movable part.