High frequency pulse generator employing diode exhibiting charge storage or enhancement

Claim 1

A PULSE GENERATOR COMPRISING, A SINUSOIDAL INPUT SOURCE, A TANK CIRCUIT CONNECTED IN PARALLEL WITH SAID SOURCE FOR STORING ENERGY THEREIN, SELECTIVELY BILATERALLY CONDUCTING MEANS CONNECTED IN PARALLEL WITH SAID SOURCE, SAID BILATERALLY CONDUCTING MEANS OPERATIVE TO CONDUCT CURRENT IN A FIRST DIRECTION DURING ONE HALF CYCLE OF AN INPUT SIGNAL AND TO FURTHER CONDUCT CURRENT IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION DURING A PORTION OF THE OPPOSITE HALF-CYCLE OF SAID INPUT SIGNAL, SAID FURTHER CONDUCTION BEING CHARACTERIZED BY THE RECOMBINATION OF MINORITY CHARGE CARRIERS IN SAID BILATERALLY CONDUCTING MEANS, A UNILATERALLY CONDUCTING DEVICE CONNECTED TO SAID BILATERALLY CONDUCTING MEANS AND WHICH IS REVERSE BIASED AND NON-CONDUCTING WHEN SAID BILATERALLY CONDUCTING MEANS IS CONDUCTING AND WHICH CONDUCTS WHEN SAID BILATERALLY CONDUCTING DEVICE IS NOT CONDUCTING, SAID TANK CIRCUIT OPERATIVE TO SUPPLY ENERGY WHEN SAID UNILATERALLY CONDUCTING DEVICE CONDUCTS, AND OUTPUT MEANS FOR RECEIVING THE ENERGY SIGNAL SUPPLIED BY SAID UNILATERALLY CONDUCTING DEVICE.