Systems and methods for diplexer circuits with leakage cancellation
Systems and methods for diplexer circuits with leakage cancellation are provided. In one aspect, a diplexer circuit including first and second radio frequency transceiver terminals and a first antenna terminal, and first and second parallel communication paths extending between the first radio frequency transceiver terminal and the first antenna terminal, and third and fourth parallel communication paths extending between the second radio frequency transceiver terminal and the first antenna terminal. The circuit also includes a first phase shifter configured to apply a first phase shift to a first radio frequency transmit signal on the first communication path, a second phase shifter configured to apply a second phase shift to a second radio frequency on the second communication path, and a third phase shifter configured to apply a third phase shift to the first radio frequency transmit signal on the third communication path.
1. A diplexer circuit comprising:
first and second radio frequency ports and a first antenna port;
first and second parallel communication paths extending between the first radio frequency port and the first antenna port, and third and fourth parallel communication paths extending between the second radio frequency port and the first antenna port; and
a first hybrid splitter configured to apply a first phase shift to a first radio frequency transmit signal between the first radio frequency port and a first diplexer on the first communication path, a second hybrid splitter configured to apply a second phase shift to a second radio frequency transmit signal between the first antenna port and a second diplexer on the second communication path, and a third hybrid splitter configured to apply a third phase shift to the first radio frequency transmit signal between the first diplexer and the second radio frequency port on the third communication path, each of the first and second hybrid splitters having a bandwidth that is wider than a threshold value at which second harmonics of the first and second radio frequency transmit signals are cancelled in both directions.
2. The diplexer circuit of claim 1 wherein the second hybrid splitter is further configured to coherently sum the first and second radio frequency transmit signals, and the second hybrid splitter is further configured to coherently sum third and fourth radio frequency transmit signals received from the second radio frequency port.
3. The diplexer circuit of claim 1 wherein the first hybrid splitter is further configured to destructively cancel leakage of third and fourth radio frequency transmit signals received from the second radio frequency port, and the third hybrid splitter is further configured to destructively cancel leakage of the first and second radio frequency transmit signals received from the first radio frequency port.
4. The diplexer circuit of claim 1 wherein the first hybrid splitter includes a first hybrid transmit splitter, the second hybrid splitter includes a second hybrid receive splitter, and the third hybrid splitter includes a third hybrid antenna splitter.
5. The diplexer circuit of claim 1 further comprising:
a third radio frequency port coupled to the first hybrid splitter;
a fourth radio frequency port coupled to the third hybrid splitter;
a second antenna port coupled to the second hybrid splitter;
fifth and sixth parallel communication paths extending between the third radio frequency port and the second antenna port; and
seventh and eighth parallel communication paths extending between the fourth radio frequency port and the second antenna port.
6. The diplexer circuit of claim 5 wherein the first hybrid splitter is further configured to apply a fourth phase shift to a third radio frequency transmit signal between the third radio frequency port and the first diplexer on the fifth communication path, the second hybrid splitter is further configured to apply a fifth phase shift to a fourth radio frequency transmit signal between the antenna port and the second diplexer on the sixth communication path, and the third hybrid splitter is further configured to apply a sixth phase shift to the third radio frequency transmit signal between the first diplexer and the second radio frequency port on the seventh communication path.
7. The diplexer circuit of claim 1 wherein the first radio frequency port is configured to communicate via a cellular signal, and wherein the second radio frequency port is configured to communicate via a Wi-Fi signal.
8. The diplexer circuit of claim 1 wherein the first hybrid splitter and the third hybrid splitter are configured to provide a phase shift of about 180° to the first radio frequency transmit signal.
9. The diplexer circuit of claim 1 wherein the first hybrid splitter and the second hybrid splitter are configured to provide a phase shift of about 90° to each of the first and second radio frequency transmit signals.
10. The diplexer circuit of claim 1 wherein the third hybrid splitter is configured to apply a fourth phase shift to a second radio frequency transmit signal between the second radio frequency port and the first diplexer on the third communication path, and the second hybrid splitter is configured to apply a fifth phase shift to a fourth radio frequency transmit signal between the first antenna port and the first diplexer on the fourth communication path.
11. The diplexer circuit of claim 10 wherein the second hybrid splitter and the third hybrid splitter are configured to provide a phase shift of about 90° to each of the third and fourth radio frequency transmit signals.
12. A method of diplexing radio frequency signals, the method comprising:
outputting first and second radio frequency transmit signals onto respective first and second parallel communication paths extending between a first radio frequency port and an antenna port;
applying, at a first splitter, a first phase shift to the first radio frequency transmit signal between the first radio frequency port and a first diplexer on the first communication path;
outputting third and fourth radio frequency transmit signals onto respective third and fourth parallel communication paths extending between a second radio frequency port and the antenna port;
applying, at a second splitter, a second phase shift to the third radio frequency transmit signal between the antenna port and a second diplexer on the second communication path; and
applying, at a third splitter, a third phase shift to the first radio frequency transmit signal between the first diplexer and the second radio frequency port, each of the first, second, and third splitters having a bandwidth that is wider than a threshold value at which second harmonics of the first to fourth radio frequency transmit signals are cancelled in both directions.
13. The method of claim 12 further comprising:
combining the first and second radio frequency transmit signals at the second splitter; and
providing the combined first and second radio frequency transmit signals to the antenna port.
14. The method of claim 13 further comprising:
combining the third and fourth radio frequency transmit signals received from the second radio frequency port at the second splitter; and
providing the combined third and fourth radio frequency transmit signals to the antenna port.
15. The method of claim 12 further comprising:
destructively cancelling the first and second radio frequency transmit signals at the third splitter coupled to the second radio frequency port.
16. The method of claim 12 further comprising:
destructively cancelling leakage of the third and fourth radio frequency transmit signals received from the second radio frequency port at the first splitter coupled to the first radio frequency port; and
destructively cancelling leakage of the first and second radio frequency transmit signals at the third splitter coupled to the second radio frequency port.
17. A radio frequency system comprising:
first and second radio frequency ports;
a first antenna port; and
a diplexer circuit including first and second parallel communication paths extending between the first radio frequency port and the first antenna port, third and fourth parallel communication paths extending between the second radio frequency port and the first antenna port, a first hybrid splitter configured to apply a first phase shift to a first radio frequency transmit signal between the first radio frequency port and a first diplexer on the first communication path, a second hybrid splitter configured to apply a second phase shift to a second radio frequency transmit signal between the first antenna port and a second diplexer on the second communication path, and a third hybrid splitter configured to apply a third phase shift to the first radio frequency transmit signal between the first diplexer and the second radio frequency port on the third communication path, each of the first, second, and third hybrid splitters having a bandwidth that is wider than a threshold value at which second harmonics of the first and second radio frequency transmit signals are cancelled in both directions.
18. The system of claim 17 wherein the second hybrid splitter is further configured to coherently sum the first and second radio frequency transmit signals, and the second hybrid splitter is further configured to coherently sum third and fourth radio frequency transmit signals received from the second radio frequency port.
19. The system of claim 17 wherein the first hybrid splitter is further configured to destructively cancel leakage of third and fourth radio frequency transmit signals received from the second radio frequency port, and the third hybrid splitter is further configured to destructively cancel leakage of the first and second radio frequency transmit signals received from the first radio frequency port.
20. The system of claim 17 wherein the first hybrid splitter includes a first hybrid transmit splitter, the second hybrid splitter includes a second hybrid receive splitter, and the third hybrid splitter includes a third hybrid antenna splitter.