阅读说明：本技术 铁氧体开关、微波天线及电子设备 (Ferrite switch, microwave antenna and electronic equipment ) 是由 杨宁 曾卓 蔡梦 孙科 于 2020-04-22 设计创作，主要内容包括：本申请提供一种铁氧体开关、微波天线及电子设备,铁氧体开关包括耦合器、第一魔T和两个铁氧体环形器；所述铁氧体环形器具有第一端口、第二端口和第三端口,所述第二端口上连接有短路负载,两个所述铁氧体环形器的所述第一端口分别和所述耦合器的两个输出端口相连,所述耦合器的两个输出端口用于输出等幅同相或者等幅反相的功率信号,两个所述铁氧体环形器的所述第三端口分别和所述第一魔T的两个输入端口相连,等幅同相、等幅反相的功率信号自所述第一魔T的两个输入端口处输入后,分别从所述第一魔T的两个输出端口输出。本申请实施例提供一种铁氧体开关、微波天线及电子设备,以解决互易式铁氧体开关的结构复杂和插入损耗高的问题。(The application provides a ferrite switch, a microwave antenna and electronic equipment, wherein the ferrite switch comprises a coupler, a first magic T and two ferrite circulators; the ferrite circulator has first port, second port and third port, be connected with short circuit load on the second port, two the ferrite circulator first port respectively with two output ports of coupler link to each other, two output ports of coupler are used for exporting the power signal of constant amplitude homophase or constant amplitude antiphase, two the ferrite circulator third port respectively with two input ports of first magic T link to each other, and the power signal of constant amplitude homophase, constant amplitude antiphase certainly after two input ports of first magic T input ports department, follow respectively two output ports of first magic T are exported. The embodiment of the application provides a ferrite switch, a microwave antenna and electronic equipment, and aims to solve the problems of complex structure and high insertion loss of a reciprocal ferrite switch.)

1. A ferrite switch is characterized by comprising a coupler, a first magic T and two ferrite circulators;

the ferrite circulators are provided with a first port, a second port and a third port, the second port is connected with a short-circuit load, the first ports of the two ferrite circulators are respectively connected with two output ports of the coupler, the two output ports of the coupler are used for outputting power signals with equal amplitude and in phase or equal amplitude and opposite phase, the third ports of the two ferrite circulators are respectively connected with two input ports of the first magic T, and the power signals with equal amplitude and in phase and equal amplitude and opposite phase are respectively output from the two output ports of the first magic T after being input from the two input ports of the first magic T;

the short-circuit load is configured to output a first phase from the third port when the ferrite circulator is in a first magnetic field bias state, output a second phase from the third port after the power signal input from the first port is reflected by the second port when the ferrite circulator is in a second magnetic field bias state, and output a phase difference between the first phase and the second phase being 180 degrees;

the two ferrite circulators are configured to have the same or different magnetic field bias states.

2. The ferrite switch according to claim 1, wherein the coupler comprises a three decibel coupler, the three decibel coupler having an input port and two output ports, and a power signal inputted from the input port of the three decibel coupler is outputted from the two output ports of the three decibel coupler in equal amplitude and in phase; one of the three decibel couplers, one of the first magic T and the two ferrite circulators form a single-pole double-throw switch.

3. The ferrite switch according to claim 2, wherein the number of the single-pole double-throw switches is three, and a first single-pole double-throw switch is connected in series with a second single-pole double-throw switch and a third single-pole double-throw switch which are connected in parallel.

4. A ferrite switch according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the three decibel coupler comprises a waveguide, microstrip or stripline form.

5. The ferrite switch according to claim 1, wherein the coupler comprises a second magic T having a first input port, a second input port, a first output port and a second output port, the first input port and the second input port are used for alternatively inputting a power signal, the power signal inputted from the first input port is outputted in phase through the first output port and the second output port with equal amplitude, and the power signal inputted from the second input port is outputted in phase through the first output port and the second output port with equal amplitude and opposite phase.

6. The ferrite switch according to claim 1, wherein the coupler includes a third magic T, the third magic T includes a third input port, a fourth input port, a third output port and a fourth output port, the third input port and the fourth input port are used for inputting mutually orthogonal power signals at the same time, the power signals inputted from the third input port are outputted in phase with equal amplitude through the third output port and the fourth output port, and the power signals inputted from the fourth input port are outputted in phase with equal amplitude through the third output port and the fourth output port with equal amplitude.

7. The ferrite switch of any of claims 1-6, wherein the ferrite circulator comprises a waveguide, microstrip or stripline form.

8. The ferrite switch of any of claims 1-7, wherein the first magic T comprises a waveguide, microstrip or stripline form.

9. The ferrite switch of any one of claims 1-8, further comprising two coils, each of the two coils being connected to one of the two ferrite circulators for providing the ferrite circulators with a first magnetic field bias state or a second magnetic field bias state.

10. A microwave antenna comprising at least one ferrite switch according to any of claims 1-9, said ferrite switch being connected to a feed of said microwave antenna, said ferrite switch being adapted to control said microwave antenna to perform beam scanning.

11. An electronic device, characterized in that it comprises a microwave antenna according to claim 10.

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of high-frequency switches, in particular to a ferrite switch, a microwave antenna and electronic equipment.

Background

As data traffic increases, the wireless base station/microwave macro station needs to meet the requirement of larger communication capacity, however, the frequency spectrum bandwidth gradually becomes the bottleneck of capacity increase. High-frequency, such as E-Band or D-Band, microwaves have richer spectrum resources, however, development of matched high-frequency devices is not mature, so that indexes such as bandwidth, insertion loss and reciprocity of some high-frequency devices, such as high-frequency switches, will control performance of a high-frequency communication system.

The high-frequency switch comprises a ferrite switch, the ferrite switch is provided with a plurality of ports, and the switch selection function can be realized by changing the external magnetization state and controlling the corresponding relation among the ports. However, under the same external magnetic field condition, the two ports of the ferrite switch cannot be reciprocal, which affects the flexibility of the high frequency switch. In the related art, a Y-junction type combined ferrite switch or a differential phase-shift type ferrite switch is adopted to solve the problem that ferrite switches cannot be reciprocal. The Y-junction combined ferrite switch refers to a switch which is provided with three Y-junction circulators and can transmit in two directions by controlling the annular direction of each circulator. The differential phase shift type ferrite switch needs to be added with a phase shifter, and the reciprocity of the switch is realized by controlling the differential phase shift to be close to 0 or 180 degrees.

However, when the Y junction combination or the differential phase shift ferrite switch is adopted, the additional transmission link and the phase shift device complicate the structure of the ferrite switch, and the energy and gain loss is high when the circuit is connected.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides a ferrite switch, a microwave antenna and electronic equipment, and aims to solve the problems of complex structure and high insertion loss of a reciprocal ferrite switch.

An aspect of an embodiment of the present application provides a ferrite switch, including a coupler, two ferrite circulators, and a first magic T.

The ferrite circulators are provided with a first port, a second port and a third port, the second port is connected with a short-circuit load, the first ports of the two ferrite circulators are respectively connected with two output ports of the coupler, the two output ports of the coupler are used for outputting power signals with equal amplitude and in phase or equal amplitude and opposite phase, the third ports of the two ferrite circulators are respectively connected with two input ports of the first magic T, and the power signals with equal amplitude and in phase and equal amplitude and opposite phase are respectively output from the two output ports of the first magic T after being input from the two input ports of the first magic T.

The short-circuit load is configured to output a first phase from the third port when the ferrite circulator is in a first magnetic field bias state, and output a second phase from the third port after the power signal input from the first port is reflected by the second port when the ferrite circulator is in a second magnetic field bias state, wherein the phase difference between the first phase and the second phase is 180 degrees; the two ferrite circulators are configured to have the same or different magnetic field bias states.

The working process of the ferrite switch provided by the embodiment of the application is as follows: when two output ports of the coupler output power signals with equal amplitude and same phase, if the two ferrite circulators are set to be in the same magnetic field bias state, third ports of the two ferrite circulators output power signals with equal amplitude and same phase, and the power signals are finally output from a first output port of the first magic T; if the two ferrite circulators are set to be in different magnetic field bias states, the third ports of the two ferrite circulators output power signals with equal amplitude and opposite phase, and the power signals are finally output from the second output port of the first magic T. Similarly, when two output ports of the coupler output power signals with equal amplitude and opposite phase, if the two ferrite circulators are set to be in the same magnetic field bias state, the power signals are output from the second output port of the first magic T; if the two ferrite circulators are set to be in different magnetic field bias states, the power signal is output from the first output port of the first magic T. On the contrary, after the power signal is input from the first output port of the first magic T, if the two ferrite circulators are in the same magnetic field bias state, the two output ports of the coupler input power signals with equal amplitude and in phase, and if the two ferrite circulators are in different magnetic field bias states, the two output ports of the coupler input power signals with equal amplitude and opposite phase; after the power signal is input from the second output port of the first magic T, if the two ferrite circulators are in the same magnetic field bias state, the two output ports of the coupler input power signals with equal amplitude and opposite phase, and if the two ferrite circulators are in different magnetic field bias states, the two output ports of the coupler input power signals with equal amplitude and same phase.

The ferrite switch that this application embodiment provided combines the setting through combining the coupler, the ferrite circulator and the first magic T that are connected with short circuit load, is in the same or different magnetic field bias state through controlling two ferrite circulators, can realize ferrite switch's reciprocal function, and this ferrite switch has kept ferrite circulator and magic T's low insertion loss characteristic, can show the performance that promotes ferrite switch.

In one possible implementation, the coupler comprises a three-decibel coupler, the three-decibel coupler is provided with an input port and two output ports, and after a power signal is input from the input port of the three-decibel coupler, the power signal is output from the two output ports of the three-decibel coupler in the same amplitude and phase; a three decibel coupler, a first magic T and two ferrite toroids form a single pole double throw switch.

In the embodiment of the application, the three-decibel coupler, the ferrite circulator connected with the short-circuit load and the first magic T are arranged in a combined mode, and the two ferrite circulators are controlled to be in the same or different magnetic field bias states, so that the function of the single-pole double-throw switch is realized, and the single-pole double-throw switch has the reciprocity characteristic; and the single-pole double-throw switch keeps the low insertion loss characteristics of the ferrite circulator and the magic T, and can remarkably improve the performance of the ferrite switch, thereby improving the performance of the antenna.

In one possible embodiment, the number of the single-pole double-throw switches is three, and the first single-pole double-throw switch is connected in series with the second single-pole double-throw switch and the third single-pole double-throw switch which are connected in parallel.

In the embodiment of the application, one single-pole double-throw switch is connected with two single-pole double-throw switches connected in parallel in series, wherein each single-pole double-throw switch is combined by a three-decibel coupler, a ferrite circulator connected with a short-circuit load and a first magic T, and the function of the single-pole four-throw switch is realized by controlling the magnetic field bias state of three groups of ferrite circulators, so that the single-pole four-throw switch has the reciprocal characteristic; and the single-pole four-throw switch keeps the low insertion loss characteristics of the ferrite circulator and the magic T, can remarkably improve the performance of the ferrite switch, and further improves the performance of an antenna.

In one possible embodiment, the three decibel coupler comprises a waveguide, microstrip, or stripline form.

The three-decibel coupler can be set into various forms such as a waveguide, a microstrip or a strip line, can be flexibly adapted to various port types, and improves the applicability of the ferrite switch.

In one possible embodiment, the coupler includes a second magic T having a first input port, a second input port, a first output port, and a second output port, the first input port and the second input port being used for selecting an input power signal, the power signal input from the first input port being output in phase and with equal amplitude through the first output port and the second output port, and the power input from the second input port being output in phase and with equal amplitude through the first output port and the second output port.

In the embodiment of the application, the second magic T, the ferrite circulator connected with the short-circuit load and the first magic T are combined, the two ferrite circulators are controlled to be in the same or different magnetic field bias states, and a power signal is selected from two input ports of the ferrite switch for input, so that the function of the double single-pole double-throw switch is realized, and the double single-pole double-throw switch has the reciprocity characteristic; and the double single-pole double-throw switch keeps the low insertion loss characteristics of the ferrite circulator and the magic T, can obviously improve the performance of the ferrite switch, and further improves the performance of an antenna.

In a possible implementation manner, the coupler includes a third magic T, where the third magic T includes a third input port, a fourth input port, a third output port, and a fourth output port, where the third input port and the fourth input port are used to simultaneously input mutually orthogonal power signals, the power signal input by the third input port is output in phase and in equal amplitude through the third output port and the fourth output port, and the power signal input by the fourth input port is output in opposite phase and in equal amplitude through the third output port and the fourth output port.

In the embodiment of the application, the third magic T, the ferrite circulator connected with the short-circuit load and the first magic T are combined, the two ferrite circulators are controlled to be in the same or different magnetic field bias states, and mutually orthogonal power signals are controlled to be simultaneously input from the two input ports of the ferrite switch, so that the function of the double-pole double-throw switch is realized, and the double-pole double-throw switch has the reciprocity characteristic; and the double-pole double-throw switch keeps the low insertion loss characteristics of the ferrite circulator and the magic T, and can remarkably improve the performance of the ferrite switch, thereby improving the performance of the antenna.

In one possible embodiment, the ferrite circulator comprises a waveguide, microstrip or stripline form.

The ferrite circulator can be set to be in various forms such as waveguide, microstrip or stripline, can be flexibly adapted to various port types, and improves the applicability of the ferrite switch.

In a possible embodiment, the first magic T comprises a waveguide, microstrip or stripline form.

The first magic T can be set into various forms such as a waveguide, a microstrip or a strip line, can be flexibly adapted to various port types, and improves the applicability of the ferrite switch.

In one possible embodiment, the ferrite switch further comprises two coils, which are respectively connected to the two ferrite circulators for providing the first magnetic field bias state or the second magnetic field bias state for the ferrite circulators.

By controlling the switching of the two coils and the current direction, the ferrite circulator can be controlled to be in a first magnetic field bias state or a second magnetic field bias state.

Another aspect of the embodiments of the present application provides a microwave antenna, which includes at least one ferrite switch as described above, where the ferrite switch is connected to a feed source of the microwave antenna, and the ferrite switch is used to control the microwave antenna to perform beam scanning.

In another aspect, an electronic device is provided, which includes the microwave antenna as described above.

The embodiment of the application provides a ferrite switch, antenna and electronic equipment, the ferrite switch with the coupler, be connected with short circuit load's ferrite circulator and first magic T and combine the setting, be in the same or different magnetic field bias state through controlling two ferrite circulators, can realize the reciprocal function of ferrite switch, and this ferrite switch has kept ferrite circulator and magic T's low insertion loss characteristic, can show the performance that promotes the ferrite switch, and then the performance of the antenna that has the ferrite switch has been promoted, improve electronic equipment's performance.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a ferrite switch provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a ferrite circulator provided by an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a first magic T according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a single-pole double-throw switch provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a single-pole four-throw switch provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a dual single-pole double-throw switch provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a double-pole double-throw switch according to an embodiment of the present application.

Description of reference numerals:

100-a coupler; 11-three decibel couplers; 12-a second magic T; 13-third magic T;

200-ferrite circulator; 21-short circuit load; r1 — first port; r2 — second port; r3 — third port;

300-a first magic T;

k1 — first single pole double throw switch; k2 — second single pole double throw switch; k3-third single pole double throw switch.

Detailed Description

The high frequency switch includes three kinds of electromechanical switches, semiconductor active switches, and ferrite switches. The electromechanical switch controls the on-off state of the link through the micro-electromechanical system to realize the switching function. The semiconductor active switch controls the on-off of a link to realize a switching function by changing the bias voltage direction of the diode. The ferrite switch controls the corresponding relation between the ports by changing the external magnetization state, thereby realizing the switch selection function.

However, the above three high frequency switches each have different drawbacks. The main disadvantages of the electromechanical switch are high cost, slow response speed and limited life reliability, so that the electromechanical switch is difficult to be applied to some scenes requiring frequent switching of the switch. The main disadvantage of semiconductor active switches, such as PIN switches, is that the insertion loss is high, and thus it is difficult to apply them in a scenario where part of the system is sensitive to insertion loss. The performance of the ferrite switch is between that of an electromechanical switch and that of a semiconductor active switch, and the ferrite switch is suitable for most scenes, but under the same external magnetic field state, the two ports of the ferrite switch cannot be subjected to reciprocity, and the non-reciprocity characteristic influences the use flexibility of the high-frequency switch.

In the related art, a Y-junction combined ferrite switch or a differential phase-shift ferrite switch is adopted, so that the problem that ferrite switches cannot be reciprocal is solved. The Y-junction combined ferrite switch refers to a switch which is provided with three Y-junction circulators and can transmit in two directions by controlling the annular direction of each circulator. The differential phase shift type ferrite switch needs to be added with a phase shifter, and the reciprocity of the switch is realized by controlling the differential phase shift to be close to 0 or 180 degrees. However, when the Y junction combination or the differential phase shift ferrite switch is adopted, the additional transmission link and the phase shift device complicate the structure of the ferrite switch, and the energy and gain loss is high when the circuit is connected.

In order to solve the above problems, embodiments of the present application provide a ferrite switch and an antenna, which can achieve reciprocity of the ferrite switch by combining a coupler, two ferrite circulators and a magic T, while maintaining the advantage of low insertion loss of the ferrite switch.

The ferrite switch, the microwave antenna and the electronic device provided by the embodiments of the present application are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The electronic device provided by the embodiment of the application includes, but is not limited to, a mobile or fixed terminal with an antenna, such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, an ultra-mobile personal computer (UMPC), a handheld computer, an intercom, a netbook, a POS machine, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a wearable device, a virtual reality device, a wireless usb disk, a bluetooth sound/earphone, or an in-vehicle device.

The antenna can be used in a radio device to transmit or receive electromagnetic waves, the same antenna can be used as both a transmitting antenna and a receiving antenna, and the characteristic parameters of the antenna are the same when the antenna is used as the transmitting antenna and the receiving antenna, i.e. the antenna has reciprocal characteristics. The ferrite switch is connected with a feed source of the microwave antenna and is used for controlling the microwave antenna to carry out beam scanning. In order to achieve the reciprocal property of the antenna, a high-frequency switch used in the antenna, such as a ferrite switch, is also required to have the reciprocal property.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a ferrite switch provided in an embodiment of the present application. Referring to fig. 1, an embodiment of the present application provides a ferrite switch including a coupler 100, a first magic T300, and two ferrite circulators 200, the two ferrite circulators 200 being connected in parallel between the coupler 100 and the first magic T300.

The coupler 100 is a device capable of dividing one path of microwave power into a plurality of paths in proportion and combining the plurality of paths of microwave power into one path. In the embodiment of the present application, the coupler 100 has two output ports S1 and S2, and the two output ports S1 and S2 can output power signals with equal amplitude and in phase or power signals with equal amplitude and opposite phase. Specifically, the coupler 100 may be a three-decibel coupler or a magic T or the like that can output two paths of equal-amplitude in-phase or equal-amplitude reverse-phase power signals.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a ferrite circulator provided in an embodiment of the present application. Referring to fig. 2, in the ferrite circulator 200 provided in the embodiment of the present application, the ferrite circulator 200 is a three-port device having a first port R1, a second port R2, and a third port R3, and a short-circuit load 21 is connected to the second port R2.

The short-circuit load 21 is a waveguide piece, the short-circuit load 21 is configured such that, when the ferrite circulator 200 is in the first magnetic field bias state, the power signal input from the first port R1 outputs a first phase from the third port R3, and when the ferrite circulator 200 is in the second magnetic field bias state, the power signal input from the first port R1 is reflected by the second port R2 and outputs a second phase from the third port R3, and a phase difference between the first phase and the second phase is 180 degrees.

The first ports R1 of the two ferrite circulators 200 are respectively connected to the two output ports S1, S2 of the coupler 100 for respectively receiving power signals from the two output ports S1, S2 of the coupler 100.

When the two output ports S1, S2 of the coupler 100 output power signals with equal amplitude and in phase, the first ports R1 of the two ferrite circulators 200 input power signals with equal amplitude and in phase, and if the two ferrite circulators 200 are set in the same magnetic field bias state, that is, both in the first magnetic field bias state or both in the second magnetic field bias state, the third ports R3 of the two ferrite circulators 200 output power signals with equal amplitude and in phase; if the two ferrite circulators 200 are set in different magnetic field bias states, i.e., in the first magnetic field bias state and the second magnetic field bias state, respectively, the third ports R3 of the two ferrite circulators 200 output power signals with equal amplitude and opposite phase.

Similarly, when the two output ports S1 and S2 of the coupler 100 output power signals with equal amplitude and opposite phase, the first ports R1 of the two ferrite circulators 200 input the power signals with equal amplitude and opposite phase, and when the two ferrite circulators 200 are set to be in the same magnetic field bias state, the third ports R3 of the two ferrite circulators 200 output the power signals with equal amplitude and opposite phase; if the two ferrite circulators 200 are set to be in different magnetic field bias states, the third ports R3 of the two ferrite circulators 200 output power signals with equal amplitude and in phase.

On the contrary, when the third ports R3 of the two ferrite circulators 200 input power signals with equal amplitude and in phase, if the two ferrite circulators 200 are in the same magnetic field bias state, the first ports R1 of the two ferrite circulators 200 output power signals with equal amplitude and in phase, and if the two ferrite circulators 200 are in different magnetic field bias states, the first ports R1 of the two ferrite circulators 200 output power signals with equal amplitude and opposite phase; when the third ports R3 of the two ferrite circulators 200 are inputted with power signals with equal amplitude and opposite phase, if the two ferrite circulators 200 are in different magnetic field bias states, the first ports R1 of the two ferrite circulators 200 output power signals with equal amplitude and in phase, and if the two ferrite circulators 200 are in the same magnetic field bias states, the first ports R1 of the two ferrite circulators 200 output power signals with equal amplitude and opposite phase.

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a first magic T according to an embodiment of the present application. Referring to figure 3, the first magic T300 is a four-port device, which is a combination of an E-T power division and an H-T power division having planes of symmetry, and includes two input ports P1, P2 and two output ports P3, P4. P3 forms an H-T power division with P1 and P2, and P4 forms an E-T power division with P1 and P2. The function of the first magic T is satisfied that when the power signals of equal amplitude and in phase are input to P1 and P2, the resultant power signal thereof is output from P3; when the power signals of equal amplitude and opposite phase are input to the P1 and the P2, the resultant power signal thereof is output from the P4. On the contrary, the power signal input from the P3 outputs a power signal with equal amplitude and in phase through the P1 and the P2; the power signal inputted from the P4 outputs a power signal of equal amplitude and opposite phase through the P1 and the P2.

The two input ports P1, P2 of the first magic T300 are connected to the third ports R3 of the two ferrite circulators 200, respectively.

The working process of the ferrite switch provided by the embodiment of the application is as follows:

when the two output ports S1 and S2 of the coupler 100 output power signals with equal amplitude and in phase, if the two ferrite circulators 200 are set to be in the same magnetic field bias state, the third ports R3 of the two ferrite circulators 200 output power signals with equal amplitude and in phase, which are input from the two input ports P1 and P2 of the first magic T300 and output from the output port P3 of the first magic T300; when the two ferrite circulators 200 are set in different magnetic field bias states, the third ports R3 of the two ferrite circulators 200 output power signals of equal amplitude and opposite phase, which are input from the two input ports P1 and P2 of the first magic T300 and output from the output port P4 of the first magic T.

Similarly, when the two output ports S1 and S2 of the coupler 100 output power signals with equal amplitude and opposite phase, if the two ferrite circulators 200 are set to be in the same magnetic field bias state, the third port R3 of the two ferrite circulators 200 outputs power signals with equal amplitude and opposite phase, which are input from the two input ports P1 and P2 of the first magic T300 and output from the output port P4 of the first magic T300; when the two ferrite circulators 200 are set to be in different magnetic field bias states, the third ports R3 of the two ferrite circulators 200 output power signals of equal amplitude and in phase, which are input from the two input ports P1 and P2 of the first magic T300 and output from the output port P3 of the first magic T.

Conversely, when the power signal is input from the P3 of the first magic T, the power signals with equal amplitude and in phase are output from the P1 and the P2 of the first magic T, and at this time, if the two ferrite circulators 200 are in the same magnetic field bias state, the power signals with equal amplitude and in phase are input to the two ports S1 and S2 of the coupler 100, and if the two ferrite circulators 200 are in different magnetic field bias states, the power signals with equal amplitude and opposite phase are input to the two ports S1 and S2 of the coupler 100. When the power signal is input from the P4 of the first magic T300, the power signals with equal amplitude and opposite phase are output from the P1 and the P2 of the first magic T300, and at this time, if the two ferrite circulators 200 are in the same magnetic field bias state, the power signals with equal amplitude and opposite phase are input to the two ports S1 and S2 of the coupler 100, and if the two ferrite circulators 200 are in different magnetic field bias states, the power signals with equal amplitude and same phase are input to the two ports S1 and S2 of the coupler 100.

The ferrite circulator 200 includes a waveguide, a microstrip, a stripline, and the like, and the first magic T300 also includes a waveguide, a microstrip, a stripline, and the like, and can flexibly adapt to various port types.

In addition, the ferrite switch provided by the embodiment of the present application further includes two coils (not shown in the drawings), and the two coils are respectively connected to the two ferrite circulators 200 for providing the first magnetic field bias state or the second magnetic field bias state for the ferrite circulators 200. By controlling the switching of the two coils and the direction of current flow, the ferrite circulator 200 can be controlled to be in either the first magnetic field bias state or the second magnetic field bias state or to have no magnetic field bias state.

In summary, in the embodiment of the present application, the coupler 100, the ferrite circulator 200 connected to the short-circuit load 21, and the first magic T300 are combined, and the two ferrite circulators 200 are controlled to be in the same or different magnetic field bias states, so that the reciprocal function of the ferrite switch can be realized, and the ferrite switch maintains the low insertion loss characteristics of the ferrite circulator and the magic T, so that the performance of the ferrite switch can be significantly improved, and the performance of the antenna can be further improved.

The various ferrite switches provided by the present application are described below with reference to the figures and specific embodiments.

Example one

Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a single-pole double-throw switch provided in an embodiment of the present application. Referring to fig. 4, an embodiment of the present application provides a single-pole double-throw switch, which includes a three-db coupler 11, a first magic T300, and two ferrite circulators 200, where the three-db coupler 11 has an input port S3 and two output ports S4 and S5, first ports R1 of the two ferrite circulators 200 are respectively connected with two output ports S4 and S5 of the three-db coupler 11, second ports R2 of the two ferrite circulators 200 are respectively connected with a short-circuit load 21, and third ports R3 of the two ferrite circulators 200 are respectively connected with two input ports P1 and P2 of the first magic T300.

The working process of the single-pole double-throw switch provided by the embodiment of the application is as follows:

after the power signal is input from the input port S3 of the three-decibel coupler 11, the power signal is output from the two output ports S4 and S5 of the three-decibel coupler 11 in the same amplitude and phase, at this time, if the two ferrite circulators 200 are set to be in the same magnetic field bias state, the third port R3 of the two ferrite circulators 200 outputs the power signal in the same amplitude and phase, and finally the power signal is output from the output port P3 of the first magic T300; if two ferrite circulators 200 are set in different magnetic field bias states, the third ports R3 of the two ferrite circulators 200 output power signals with equal amplitude and opposite phase, and finally the power signals are output from the output port P4 of the first magic T300.

Conversely, when the power signal is input from the port P3 of the first magic T300, the two ferrite circulators 200 are set to be in the same magnetic field bias state, so that the power signal can be finally output from the port S3 of the three decibel coupler 11; when a power signal is input from the port P4 of the first magic T300, the two ferrite circulators 200 are set to different magnetic field bias states, so that the power signal can be output from the port S3 of the three decibel coupler 11.

The three-decibel coupler comprises various forms such as a waveguide, a microstrip or a strip line and the like, and can be flexibly adapted to various port types.

According to the single-pole double-throw switch provided by the embodiment of the application, the three-decibel coupler, the ferrite circulator connected with the short-circuit load and the first magic T are combined, and the two ferrite circulators are controlled to be in the same or different magnetic field bias states, so that the function of the single-pole double-throw switch is realized, and the single-pole double-throw switch has the reciprocity characteristic; and the single-pole double-throw switch keeps the low insertion loss characteristics of the ferrite circulator and the magic T, and can remarkably improve the performance of the ferrite switch, thereby improving the performance of the antenna.

Example two

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a single-pole four-throw switch according to an embodiment of the present application. Referring to fig. 5, the present embodiment provides a single-pole four-throw switch formed by connecting three single-pole two-throw switches provided in the first embodiment, and a first single-pole two-throw switch K1 is connected in series with a second single-pole two-throw switch K2 and a third single-pole two-throw switch K3 arranged in parallel.

Specifically, the input port S3 of the three decibel coupler 11 of the first single pole double throw switch K1 serves as the input port of the single pole four throw switch, the two output ports P3, P4 of the first magic T300 of the first single pole double throw switch K1 are respectively connected with the input port S3 of the three decibel coupler 11 of the second single pole double throw switch K2 and the third single pole double throw switch K3, and the output ports P3, P4 of the first magic T300 of the second single pole double throw switch K2 and the third single pole double throw switch K3 serve as the output ports of the single pole four throw switch. The specific structures of the first single-pole double-throw switch K1, the second single-pole double-throw switch K2, and the third single-pole double-throw switch K3 refer to the description in the first embodiment, which is not repeated herein.

The working process of the single-pole four-throw switch provided by the embodiment of the application is as follows:

after the power signal is input from the input port S3 of the three decibel coupler 11 of the first single pole double throw switch K1, when the two ferrite circulators 200 of the first single pole double throw switch K1 are in the same magnetic field bias state, the power signal is output from the output port P3 of the first magic T300 of the first single pole double throw switch K1. At this time, if the two ferrite circulators 200 of the second single pole double throw switch K2 are in the same magnetic field bias state, a power signal is output from the output port P3 of the first magic T300 of the second single pole double throw switch K2; if the two ferrite circulators 200 of the second single pole double throw switch K2 are in different magnetic field bias states, a power signal is output from the output port P4 of the first magic T300 of the second single pole double throw switch K2. After a power signal is input from the input port S3 of the three decibel coupler 11 of the first single pole double throw switch K1, when the two ferrite circulators 200 of the first single pole double throw switch K1 are in different magnetic field bias states, the power signal is output from the output port P4 of the first magic T300 of the first single pole double throw switch K1; at this time, if the two ferrite circulators 200 of the third single-pole double-throw switch K3 are in the same magnetic field bias state, a power signal is output from the output port P3 of the first magic T300 of the third single-pole double-throw switch K2; if the two ferrite circulators 200 of the third single pole double throw switch K2 are in different magnetic field bias states, a power signal is output from the output port P4 of the first magic T300 of the third single pole double throw switch K2.

Conversely, when the power signal is input from the P3 port of the first magic T300 of the second single-pole double-throw switch K2, the two ferrite circulators 200 of the second single-pole double-throw switch K2 and the first single-pole double-throw switch K1 are set to be in the same magnetic field bias state, and the power signal is finally output from the S3 port of the three-decibel coupler 11 of the first single-pole double-throw switch K1. When a power signal is input from the P4 port of the first magic T300 of the second single-pole double-throw switch K2, the two ferrite circulators 200 of the second single-pole double-throw switch K2 are set to be in different magnetic field bias states, the two ferrite circulators 200 of the first single-pole double-throw switch K1 are set to be in the same magnetic field bias state, and the power signal is finally output from the S3 port of the three-decibel coupler 11 of the first single-pole double-throw switch K1. When a power signal is input from the P3 port of the first magic T300 of the third single-pole double-throw switch K3, the two ferrite circulators 200 of the third single-pole double-throw switch K2 are set to be in the same magnetic field bias state, the two ferrite circulators 200 of the first single-pole double-throw switch K1 are set to be in different magnetic field bias states, and the power signal is finally output from the S3 port of the three-decibel coupler 11 of the first single-pole double-throw switch K1. When a power signal is input from the P4 port of the first magic T300 of the third single-pole double-throw switch K2, the two ferrite circulators 200 of the second single-pole double-throw switch K2 and the first single-pole double-throw switch K1 are respectively in different magnetic field bias states, and the power signal is finally output from the S3 port of the three-decibel coupler 11 of the first single-pole double-throw switch K1;

it should be noted that, according to the structure and the operation principle of the single-pole four-throw switch provided in the embodiments of the present application, it is conceivable that a plurality of single-pole two-throw switches may be arranged in series and parallel to realize the single-pole multiple-throw function.

In the single-pole four-throw switch provided by the embodiment of the application, one single-pole double-throw switch and two single-pole double-throw switches connected in parallel are connected in series, wherein each single-pole double-throw switch is formed by combining a three-decibel coupler, a ferrite circulator connected with a short-circuit load and a first magic T, and the function of the single-pole four-throw switch is realized by controlling the magnetic field bias state of three groups of ferrite circulators, so that the single-pole four-throw switch has the reciprocity characteristic; and the single-pole four-throw switch keeps the low insertion loss characteristics of the ferrite circulator and the magic T, can remarkably improve the performance of the ferrite switch, and further improves the performance of an antenna.

EXAMPLE III

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a double single-pole double-throw switch according to an embodiment of the present application. Referring to fig. 6, an embodiment of the present application provides a dual single-pole double-throw switch, which includes a second magic T12, a first magic T300, and two ferrite circulators 200, wherein the second magic T12 has a first input port S6, a second input port S7, a first output port S8, and a second output port S9, the first input port S6 and the second input port S7 are used for selectively inputting a power signal, the power signal input from the first input port S6 is output in phase through the first output port S8 and the second output port S9, and the power input from the second input port S7 is output in phase through the first output port S8 and the second output port S9.

The first ports R1 of the two ferrite circulators 200 are connected to the first output port S8 and the second output port S9 of the second magic T12, respectively, the second ports R2 of the two ferrite circulators 200 are connected to the short-circuit load 21, respectively, and the third ports R3 of the two ferrite circulators 200 are connected to the two input ports P1 and P2 of the first magic T300, respectively.

The working process of the double single-pole double-throw switch provided by the embodiment of the application is as follows:

after the power signal is input from the first input port S6 of the second magic T12, the power signal is output in equal amplitude and in phase from the first output port S8 and the second output port S9 of the second magic T12, at this time, if the two ferrite circulators 200 are set to be in the same magnetic field bias state, the third ports R3 of the two ferrite circulators 200 output power signals in equal amplitude and in phase, and finally the power signal is output from the output port P3 of the first magic T300; if two ferrite circulators 200 are set in different magnetic field bias states, the third ports R3 of the two ferrite circulators 200 output power signals with equal amplitude and opposite phase, and finally the power signals are output from the output port P4 of the first magic T300.

After the power signal is input from the second input port S7 of the second magic T12, the power signal is output in equal amplitude and opposite phase from the first output port S8 and the second output port S9 of the second magic T12, at this time, if the two ferrite circulators 200 are set to be in the same magnetic field bias state, the third ports R3 of the two ferrite circulators 200 output equal amplitude and opposite phase power signals, and finally the power signal is output from the output port P4 of the first magic T300; if two ferrite circulators 200 are set in different magnetic field bias states, the third ports R3 of the two ferrite circulators 200 output power signals with equal amplitude and in phase, and finally the power signals are output from the output port P3 of the first magic T300.

Conversely, when a power signal is input from the port P3 of the first magic T300, setting the two ferrite circulators 200 in the same magnetic field bias state allows the power signal to be finally output from the first input port S6 of the second magic T12, and setting the two ferrite circulators 200 in the opposite magnetic field bias state allows the power signal to be finally output from the second input port S7 of the second magic T12; when a power signal is input from the port P4 of the first magic T300, setting the two ferrite circulators 200 in the same magnetic field bias state allows the power signal to be finally output from the second input port S7 of the second magic T12, and setting the two ferrite circulators 200 in the opposite magnetic field bias state allows the power signal to be finally output from the first input port S6 of the second magic T12.

The second magic T12 comprises a waveguide, a microstrip, a stripline or the like, and can be flexibly adapted to various port types.

According to the double single-pole double-throw switch provided by the embodiment of the application, the second magic T, the ferrite circulator connected with the short-circuit load and the first magic T are combined, the two ferrite circulators are controlled to be in the same or different magnetic field bias states, and a power signal is selected from two input ports of the ferrite switch for input, so that the function of the double single-pole double-throw switch is realized, and the double single-pole double-throw switch has the reciprocity characteristic; and the double single-pole double-throw switch keeps the low insertion loss characteristics of the ferrite circulator and the magic T, can obviously improve the performance of the ferrite switch, and further improves the performance of an antenna.

Example four

Fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a double-pole double-throw switch according to an embodiment of the present application. Referring to fig. 7, an embodiment of the present application provides a double-pole double-throw switch, which includes a third magic T13, a first magic T300, and two ferrite circulators 200, where the third magic T13 has a third input port S10, a fourth input port S11, a third output port S12, and a fourth output port S13, the third input port S10 and the fourth input port S11 are used for inputting mutually orthogonal power signals at the same time, the power signal input from the third input port S10 is output in-phase through the third output port S12 and the fourth output port S13, and the power input from the fourth input port S11 is output in-phase through the third output port S12 and the fourth output port S13.

The first ports R1 of the two ferrite circulators 200 are connected to the third output port S12 and the fourth output port S13 of the third magic T13, respectively, the second ports R2 of the two ferrite circulators 200 are connected to the short-circuit load 21, respectively, and the third ports R3 of the two ferrite circulators 200 are connected to the two input ports P1 and P2 of the first magic T300, respectively.

The working process of the double-pole double-throw switch provided by the embodiment of the application is as follows:

the mutually orthogonal power signals are input from the third input port S10 and the fourth input port S11 of the third magic T13, and do not interfere with each other, the power signal input from the third input port S10 outputs a first power signal with equal amplitude and in phase from the third output port S12 and the fourth output port S13 of the third magic T13, and the power signal input from the fourth input port S11 of the third magic T13 outputs a second power signal with equal amplitude and opposite phase from the third output port S12 and the fourth output port S13 of the third magic T13.

At this time, if the two ferrite circulators 200 are set to be in the same magnetic field bias state, the first path of power signal with the same amplitude and the same phase continues to output the power signal with the same amplitude and the same phase through the third ports R3 of the two ferrite circulators 200, and finally the first path of power signal is output from the output port P3 of the first magic T300; the second power signal with the same amplitude and the opposite phase continues to be output through the third ports R3 of the two ferrite circulators 200, and finally the second power signal is output from the output port P4 of the first magic T300.

At this time, if the two ferrite circulators 200 are set in different magnetic field bias states, the first path of power signal with equal amplitude and same phase outputs a power signal with equal amplitude and opposite phase through the third ports R3 of the two ferrite circulators 200, and finally outputs the power signal from the output port P4 of the first magic T300; the second power signal with equal amplitude and opposite phase outputs a power signal with equal amplitude and same phase through the third ports R3 of the two ferrite circulators 200, and finally outputs the power signal from the output port P3 of the first magic T300.

Conversely, the mutually orthogonal power signals are input from the ports P3 and P4 of the first magic T300, respectively, without interfering with each other. If the two ferrite circulators 200 are set in the same magnetic field bias state, the power signal input from the port P3 of the first magic T300 can be made to be finally output from the third input port S10 of the third magic T13, and the power signal input from the port P4 of the first magic T300 can be made to be finally output from the fourth input port S11 of the third magic T13; if the two ferrite circulators 200 are set in the opposite magnetic field bias state, the power signal input from the port P3 of the first magic T300 can be made to be finally output from the fourth input port S11 of the third magic T13, and the power signal input from the port P4 of the first magic T300 can be made to be finally output from the third input port S10 of the third magic T13.

The third magic T13 comprises a waveguide, a microstrip, a stripline or the like, and can be flexibly adapted to various port types.

According to the double-pole double-throw switch provided by the embodiment of the application, the third magic T, the ferrite circulator connected with the short-circuit load and the first magic T are combined, the two ferrite circulators are controlled to be in the same or different magnetic field bias states, and mutually orthogonal power signals are controlled to be simultaneously input from the two input ports of the ferrite switch, so that the function of the double-pole double-throw switch is realized, and the double-pole double-throw switch has the reciprocity characteristic; and the double-pole double-throw switch keeps the low insertion loss characteristics of the ferrite circulator and the magic T, and can remarkably improve the performance of the ferrite switch, thereby improving the performance of the antenna.

In the description of the embodiments of the present application, it should be noted that unless otherwise explicitly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, a fixed connection, an indirect connection via an intermediary, a connection between two elements, or an interaction between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the embodiments of the present application can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to specific situations.

The terms "first," "second," "third," "fourth," and the like in the description and in the claims of the embodiments of the application and in the drawings described above, if any, are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order.

Furthermore, the terms "comprises," "comprising," and "having," and any variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, system, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of steps or elements is not necessarily limited to those steps or elements expressly listed, but may include other steps or elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used for illustrating the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, and are not limited thereto; although the embodiments of the present application have been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art will understand that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some or all of the technical features may be equivalently replaced; and the modifications or the substitutions do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions depart from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.