Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
In a high frequency coaxial line circuit for an avalanche diode, means forming a coaxial transmission line having inner and outer conductors, means at one end of said transmission line for short circuiting said inner and outer conductors for high frequency energy, an avalanche diode connected in series with said inner conductor at the shorted end of said coaxial line, the improvement wherein, said shorting means includes a portion axially coextensive and concentric with a portion of said outer conductor to define a capacitor substantially at the shorted end of said coaxial line, and further including a metallic housing structure substantially enveloping said capacitor and shorting means, a tubular insulative member carried from said housing and disposed in coaxial alignment with the center conductor of said coaxial transmission line, and said shorting means being secured to the inner end of said tubular insulative member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
In a high frequency coaxial line circuit for an avalanche diode, means forming a coaxial transmission line having inner and outer conductors, means at one end of said transmission line for short circuiting said inner and outer conductors for high frequency energy, an avalanche diode connected in series with said inner conductor at the shorted end of said coaxial line, the improvement wherein, said shorting means includes a portion axially coextensive and concentric with a portion of said outer conductor to define a capacitor substantially at the shorted end of said coaxial line, and further including a metallic housing structure substantially enveloping said capacitor and shorting means, a tubular insulative member carried from said housing and disposed in coaxial alignment with the center conductor of said coaxial transmission line, and said shorting means being secured to the inner end of said tubular insulative member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
56 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said shorting means includes an electrically and thermally conductive block disposed at the end of and substantially closing off the end of said coaxial line, and said diode having one terminal thereof affixed to said block in heat-exchanging relationship therewith, whereby said block forms a heat sink for said diode.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
69 words
The apparatus of claim 1 including a wave-energy-reflective member disposed within said coaxial line and spaced from said shorting means to define a coaxial resonator structure to be excited by said avalanche diode, tHe spacing of said wave-reflective member from said shorting means being dimensioned to define the fundamental resonant frequency of said coaxial resonator at a subharmonic frequency of the operating frequency of said diode in said resonator.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
The apparatus of claim 3, including a varactor diode connected in said coaxial resonator between said inner and outer conductors thereof for tuning the resonant frequency of said resonator.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The apparatus of claim 1, including a conductive lead disposed within said tubular insulative member, and a resistor connected in series with said lead and said shorting means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
50 words
The apparatus of claim 5 wherein said housing structure is apertured in alignment with said lead for passage of said lead into said housing through said aperture, and a radio frequency bypass capacitor disposed in said aperture in said housing for bypassing RF energy from said lead to said housing.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
The apparatus of claim 6 wherein said resistor is disposed within said tubular insulator.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said tubular insulative member is made of a thermally conductive material for heating said avalanche diode to said housing.