Abstract: A conducting housing for use in a coaxial cable distribution system is of larger length than width and defines an RF signal path therein. A part of the RF signal path is the inner conductor of inner and outer approximately coextensive conductors. The inner conductor except near its ends has only air separating it from the outer conductor. The outer conductor will usually be of a U-shape lying, in section, on three sides of the central conductor. The outer conductor may be structally combined with an insulating plate supporting the remainder of the RF circuit.

Abstract: Disclosed is a high speed coaxial contact and signal transmission element which comprises an inner conductor element 1, an outer conductor element 6 and a dielectric area 4 between the inner conductor element 1 and the outer conductor element 6. The inner conductor element 1 is a continuous element and consists of a core 2 of hardened conductive material exhibiting good elastic properties surrounded by a metal shell 3. A filament 5 of low dielectric constant material is wrapped around the inner conductor element 1 and fixed on the surface of the inner conductor element 1. The outer conductor element 6 consists of a metal shield. These high speed coaxial contact and signal transmission elements are used for the transmission of high speed electrical signals in high density fashion and for contacting and testing electrical devices with minimal dimensions.

Abstract: A radiating cable comprises a core having a center conductor bonded to, centered in, and supported by discs of dielectric material. A sleeve of dielectric material is extruded over the discs and thereby bonded thereto to form a plurality of sealed, coaxial, dielectric chambers. A tubular outer conductor is bonded in concentric relation to the sleeve. In a continuous process, at least one slot is formed in the outer conductor by a cutting operation and an outer jacket is extruded over the outer conductor. In a preferred embodiment, the outer conductor is made of an aluminum tube and two circumferentially equally spaced slots are formed therein by removing between 10 and 35% of the aluminum material. The width of the resulting slots may be configured so that a joint is formed in the slot between the insulating sleeve and the outer jacket, thus obviating the use of adhesive in bonding the outer jacket to the cable.

Abstract: The support comprises a pleated strip made of dielectric material. Each pleat has a longitudinal central slot. The internal conductive strip of the line is passed through these slots, and the ground planes are in contact with the sides of the strip. These sides bear projections that get snapped into corresponding holes of the ground planes to provide for the centering and fastening of the support.

Abstract: An arrangement for improving the electromagnetic compatibility of an electrical device provided with an interference irradiation susceptible conduit, especially an electronic control device of an internal combustion engine of a power vehicle comprises at least one conductor, at least one conductor surrounded by a dielectric, at least one screen, a holding unit for holding the conductors at a predetermined, selectable distance from the screen in a mounting position, and a mass which forms the dielectric and surrounds the conductors in the mounting position.

Abstract: Electric pulse generator having at least one capacitor in the form of a coaxial line section and a saturatable inductance coil serving as a switch. According to the invention, the saturatable inductance coil is located within the internal conductor of the coaxial line.

Abstract: A flexible coaxial cable assembly that can be efficiently packaged and shipped in segments and installed and assembled in the field. The cable includes strain insulators spaced along the length of the region between the inner and outer conductors to transmit stresses such as differential thermal expansion and contraction between the conductors. The inner conductors of successive cable segments may be rigidly joined to each other to prevent relative movement between the inner conductors of adjacent cable segments. The inner and outer conductors can be corrugated.

Abstract: A low noise coaxial microwave window of particular utility in hermetic and high power applications, having a metallic center conductor, a metallic outer support, and a ceramic support brazed between the two conductors. The brazed joints are specially prepared to have a series of layers and sublayers extending from the ceramic to the metal, as follows: ceramic, cermet, cermet-nickel alloy, copper-nickel alloy, copper, braze metal, and metallic piece. The nickel content of the cermet-nickel and copper-nickel alloys is limited so that the alloys are non-magnetic. The nickel-containing alloys assist in bonding the copper layer to the cermet in a reliable, reproducible fashion, but control of the nickel content avoids microwave intermodulation effects. Where the window separates a vacuum from another medium, the surface of the support contacting the vacuum is formed from at least two noncoplanar segments to eliminate the possibility of multipacting. The same techniques are used in waveguide microwave windows.

Abstract: A device for coupling or dividing electromagnetic energy, especially microwaves, between two circuits includes a pair of U-shaped conductors (36, 38) of rectangular cross-section which are coaxially disposed within corresponding slots (34, 36) in an electrically conductive base (30). The conductors have opposing, closely spaced stretches (36c, 38c) at an intersecting juncture in the slots where electromagnetic energy is coupled from one conductor to the other. The conductors are suspended in coaxial relationship within the slots by a pair of coplanar, C-shaped elements (42) which are slidably supported within a second pair of slots (43) in the base and each have cutouts (42a) therein in which the conductors are closely received. A spacer (40) maintains a preselected gap between the opposing stretches of the conductors and is provided with tapered ends (40a, 40b) which cooperate with beveled surfaces (38a, 38b) on the conductors to prevent relative lateral movement between the conductors.

Abstract: A support structure for a coaxial transmission line includes a plurality of groups of dielectric balls compressibly mounted between the inner and outer conductors of the coaxial transmission line, the balls being "locked" into position via recesses located in the outer face of the inner conductor with holes centrally located in the balls and aligned parallel with the longitudinal axis of the transmission line sewing to compression relieve the balls and improve the VSWR of the transmission line, and with seventy-degree V-grooves being located on either side of the recesses in longitudinal alignment with the coaxial transmission line, for further improving the VSWR by adding inductance to compensate for the capacitance added by the presence of the balls.

Abstract: A stub-support arrangement for a coaxial transmission line wherein the line has inner and outer conductors and the stub is in the form f oppositely disposed stubs each having a length of 1/8 wavelength at the center operating frequency or less. One of the stubs is an open-circuit stub and the other is a short-circuit stub. In the case of the stubs being of 1/8 wavelength, the characteristic admittances of the stubs are equal and in the case of the stubs being less than 1/8 wavelength the characteristic admittance of the open-circuit stub becomes larger and that of the short-circuit stub becomes smaller as the physical length of the stub is reduced.

Abstract: A switch (11) for a square coaxial network includes a lower housing (13), a rotor assembly (21), alternative transmission lines (19), and an upper housing (15) with a main transmission line (17). The rotor assembly includes a rotor (23) for selectively coupling the main transmission line to a selected alternative transmission line. The rotor is coadapted with each transmission line for resonant coupling therewith. A conductive shield (29) rotates with the rotor and isolates it from the unselected alternative transmission lines. A low-friction dielectric guide (25) helps provide proper spacing and coupling of the rotor and the square center conductor (35) of the selected alternative transmission line. A low-friction dielectric bushing (27) serves a similar function for the rotor and the center conductor of the main transmission line.

Abstract: A high-power coaxial cable is disclosed comprising an inner conductor, an outer conductor coaxially disposed about and spaced from the inner conductor, and insulating fittings disposed between the inner and outer conductors near opposite ends of the cable to maintain a desired spacing between the inner and outer conductors. The insulating fitting at one end of the cable has a plurality of longitudinal holes therethrough to reduce the dielectric constant and the impedance of the fitting. The fitting is formed in two like sections joined at right angles to one another along a substantially 45.degree. interface, thereby defining a short 90.degree. turn for the inner conductor near the end of the cable. The fitting sections are retained in position by a surrounding mounting block, the opposite ends of which respectively receive a conductive sleeve and an end of the outer coaxial conductor in press-fit relationship.

Abstract: A connector assembly for coaxial television cable used especially for signal connection between two housing mounts. A conductor rod has a multiple-land dielectric spool molded centrally between the ends leaving exposed conductive ends extending from the spool. A housing for the rod consists of two enclosing elements joined by a threaded collar and having threaded extensions to be received in a housing mount.

Abstract: A stripline features high symmetry and promotes uniform current densities to lower losses. The channel (11) of the outer conductor of the stripline has a generally circular cross-section. Opposing lateral grooves (13,14) securely positions a substrate (16) which includes a center conductor. The center conductor features dual metalized strips (17,18) connected together by spaced through-plated holes (19). The stripline is readily formed in a single block of metal and hence eliminates the losses associated with the joint of conventional split-block striplines.

Abstract: A coaxial microwave divider network employing a quarter wavelength long grounded stub for providing support for the center conductor of the divider and also providing improved heat dissipation of the center conductor. Also, this form of stub support permits the center conductor to be supported without a dielectric thereby reducing the insertion loss. Consequently, improved CW power handling performance is possible in comparison with prior designs. Moreover, with the proper choice of the stub admittance level, the input VSWR can also be improved in comparison with a design which employs multi-section matching transformers only at the input.

Abstract: The present invention provides an ultrahigh-frequency transmission line of the three-plate air type comprising two parallel conducting plates, the space separating these two plates being filled with air, a central conducting strip placed between said two plates and a plurality of dielectric material supports spread out along each side of said strip, each support comprising a notch in each of which said strip is positioned so as to be held in place.

Abstract: The subject invention is directed to a radiating cable comprising at least one center conductor, a dielectric core surrounding said conductor and a plurality of radiating sheaths disposed in coaxial relationship to said at least one center conductor along the length of said dielectric core. The cable design minimizes attenuation of the internal TEM signal and reduces the environmental sensitivity of the cable.

Abstract: A shield-type coaxial vacuum feedthrough for connecting an external wire to lectric equipment inside a vacuum vessel, comprising a metal pin in the shape of a metal round bar, a ceramic cylinder enclosing the metal pin and a metal cylinder enclosing the ceramic cylinder, with the ceramic cylinder being partly enlarged in diameter so as to peripherally contact and fix itself to the metal cylinder, and the metal pin being reduced in diameter in that part corresponding to the enlarged part of the ceramic cylinder. Thereby, the matching of characteristic impedance can be secured even in the high-frequency region such as microwaves thereby allowing high-accuracy experiments and insuring strong endurance during the baking of the vacuum vessel.