Amplifier with radial line divider/combiner
US4234854A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 12, 1978 |
| Grant date | Nov 18, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03F3/602
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A power amplifier that divides input power among a plurality of parallel channels through a radial line divider, amplifies the power in each channel with three terminal devices, and combines the amplified power in a radial line combiner to produce an output signal. The radial line divider/combiner includes a radial transmission line having a plurality of sectors symmetrically disposed around the inner radius of a supporting annular substrate. The sectors are connected to respective three terminal devices through microstrip transmission lines, and are isolated from laterally adjacent sectors by thin film isolation resistors.
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