ELECTRICAL FUNNEL: A NOVEL BROADBAND SIGNAL COMBINING METHOD

摘要

An electrical signal transformation device (100) configured for emulation of physical, for example, optical, phenomena and/or a mathematical or logical process. The device employs a first plurality (X oriented Li j ) , second plurality (Y oriented Lij) and third plurality (Cij) of electrical components each having a first terminal and a second terminal. The first plurality and second plurality of electrical components are arranged along a first direction (X) and a second direction (Y) respectively, to form a planar two dimensional lattice (110) . The first plurality of electrical components (X oriented Lij) are configured to provide at least one of a constant signal propagation velocity and/or amplitude while the second plurality of electrical components (Y oriented Lij ) are configured to provide at least one of a varying signal propagation velocity and/or amplitude. The lattice includes at least two input signal nodes and at least one output signal node and is configured to transform and communicate a plurality of input signals from the input node to the output node .