Microwave power accumulation structures comprising a plurality of stacked elliptical cavities

Claim 2

A power accumulation device adapted for responding to applied input signals to provide amplified signals at an output terminal therof, said power accumulation device comprising: a plurality of cavity structures with each cavity structure shaped substantially in the form of a right elliptical cylinder and having a plurality of signal amplifying devices disposed on the periphery thereof, whereby signals applied at one focus of said elliptical cavity structure are amplified by said amplifying devices and applied with power gain to the second focus of said elliptical cavity structure; said cavity structures being disposed one on top of another such that a first focus of each of said cavity structures are in substantial alignment with one another, and the second focus of each of said cavity structures are in substantial alignment with one another; and signal coupling means for applying the input signal at the first focus of each of said stacked elliptical cavity structures and for removing the resulting amplified signals from the second focus of each of said stacked elliptical cavities with said signal coupling means including means for providing the same delay to the signals processed through all the cavity structures of the power accumulation device, whereby the amplified signals extracted from each of said stacked elliptical cavities structures are in phase at the output terminal of the power accumulation device.

Claim 3

The power accumulation devIce in accordance with claim 1 wherein said signal coupling means includes a first coaxial line disposed to pass through the first focus of each of said stacked elliptical cavities so that the applied signal processes from a first end of the stacked structure and wherein a portion of the inner conductor of said first coaxial line is exposed within each of said elliptical cavities; a second coaxial line disposed to pass through the second focus of each of said elliptical cavity structures so that the output signal, comprised of the accumulation of the amplified signals extracted from each of the cavities, is applied to the output terminal disposed at the other end of the stacked elliptical cavities and wherein a portion of the inner conductor of said second coaxial line is exposed within each of said elliptical cavities.

Claim 4

The power accumulation device of claim 2 wherein the size of the portion of the inner conductor of said first coaxial cable which is exposed within each of said elliptical cavities is different for each of the cavities, with the relative size of the exposed areas being selected to provide the same amount of applied signal to each of the cavities.

Claim 5

The power accumulation device of claim 2 in which said signal amplifying devices comprise a plurality of amplifiers, positioned on the periphery of each of said cavity structures to receive energy from said first focus of said cavity structure and to deliver amplified energy to said second focus of said cavity structure.

Claim 6

The power accumulation device of claim 4 in which said amplifiers are diode amplifiers.

Claim 7

The power accumulation device of claim 2 in which said signal amplifying devices comprise a plurality of microwave oscillators positioned on the periphery of each of said cavity structures, phase locked with signals received from said first focus and adapted to deliver signals to said second focus, whereby signals from said plurality of oscillators arrive at said second focus in phase and large amounts of microwave power may be extracted from said cavity structure at said second focus.

Claim 8

The power accumulation device of claim 6 in which said oscillators are diode oscillators.

Claim 9

A power accumulation device adapted for responding to applied input signals to provide amplified signals at an output terminal thereof, said power accumulation device comprising: a plurality of cavity structures with each cavity structure shaped substantially in the form of a right elliptical cylinder and having a plurality of signal amplifying devices disposed on the periphery thereof; whereby signals applied at one focus of said elliptical cavity structure are amplified by said amplifying devices and applied with power gain to the second focus of said elliptical cavity structure, said cavity structures being disposed one on top of another such that a first focus of each of said cavity structures are in substantial alignment with one another and the second focus of each of said cavity structures are in substantial alignment with one another; an additional cavity structure shaped substantially in the form of a right elliptical cylinder and having a plurality of signal amplifying devices disposed on the periphery thereof; whereby signals applied at one focus of said elliptical cavity structure are amplified by said amplifying devices and applied with power gain to the second focus of said elliptical cavity structure, said additional cavity structure being disposed at one end of said stacked elliptical cavities; signal coupling means for applying the input signal at the first focus of said additional cavity structure, for applying the resultant amplified signal from the second focus thereof to the first focus of each of said plurality of stacked cavities structures and for removing the resulting amplified signals from the second focus of each of said plurality of stacked elliptical cavity structures, and wherein said signal coupling means further includes means for providing the same delay to all signals processed through the power accumulation device, whereby the amplified signals extracted from each of said stacked elliptical cavities are in phase at the output terminal of the power accumulation device.

Claim 10

A power accumulation device adapted for responding to applied input signals to provide amplified signals at an output terminal thereof, said power accumulation device comprising: a plurality of cavity structures with each cavity structure shaped substantially in the form of a right elliptical cylinder and having a plurality of signal amplifying devices disposed on the periphery thereof; whereby signals applied at one focus of said elliptical cavity structure are amplified by said amplifying devices and applied with power gain to the second focus of said elliptical cavity structure, said cavity structures being disposed one on top of another such that a first focus of each of said cavity structures are in substantial alignment with one another and the second focus of each of said cavity structures are in substantial alignment with one another; an additional cavity structure shaped substantially in the form of a right elliptical cylinder and having a plurality of signal amplifying devices disposed on the periphery thereof; whereby signals applied at one focus of said elliptical cavity structure are amplified by said amplifying devices and applied with power gain to the second focus of said elliptical cavity structure, said additional cavity structure being disposed at one end of said stacked elliptical cavities; signal coupling means for applying the input signal at the first focus of said additional cavity structure, for applying the resultant amplified signal from the second focus thereof to the first focus of each of said plurality of stacked cavities structures and for removing the resulting amplified signals from the second focus of each of said plurality of stacked elliptical cavity structures, and wherein said signal coupling means further includes means for providing the same delay to all signals processed through the power accumulation device, whereby the amplified signals extracted from each of said stacked elliptical cavities are in phase at the output terminal of the power accumulation device.

Claim 11

The power accumulation device in accordance with claim 8 wherein said signal coupling means includes a first coaxial line disposed to pass through the first focus of each of said plurality of stacked elliptical cavities so that the signal from the second focus of said additional cavity structure processes from a first end of the stacked structure and wherein a portion of the inner conductor of said first coaxial line is exposed within each of said elliptical cavities; a second coaxial line disposed to pass through the second focus of each of said elliptical cavity structures so that the output signal, comprised of the accumulation of the amplified signals extracted from each of the cavities, is applied to the output terminal disposed at the other end of the stacked elliptical cavities and wherein a portion of the inner conductor of said second coaxial line is exposed within each of said elliptical cavities.

Claim 12

The power accumulation device of claim 2 wherein the size of the portion of the inner conduction of said first coaxial cable which is exposed within each of said elliptical cavities is different for each of the cavities, with the relative size of the exposed areas being selected to provide the same amount of applied signal to each of the cavities.

Claim 13

A power accumulation device adapted for responding to applied input signals to provide amplified signals at an output terminal thereof, said power accumulation device comprising: at least two stacked cavity structures with each cavity structure shaped substantially in the form of a right elliptical cylinder a plurality of signal amplifying device disposed on the periphery of said stacked cavity structure with said signal amplifying devices including means for coupling signals between said stacked cavity structures, whereby signals applied at one focus of one of said stacked cavity structures are amplified by said amplifying devices and applied with power gain to one focus of the other said stacked cavity structure; and signal coupling means for applying the input signal at one focus of one of said stacked cavity structures and for removing the resultant amplified signals from one focus of the other stacked cavity structure.

Claim 14

A power accumulation device adapted for responding to applied input signals to provide amplified signals at an output terminal thereof, said power accumulation device comprising: at least two stacked cavity structures with each cavity structure shaped substantially in the form of a right elliptical cylinder a plurality of signal amplifying device disposed on the periphery of said stacked cavity structure with said signal amplifying devices including means for coupling signals between said stacked cavity structures, whereby signals applied at one focus of one of said stacked cavity structures are amplified by said amplifying devices and applied with power gain to one focus of the other said stacked cavity structure; and signal coupling means for applying the input signal at one focus of one of said stacked cavity structures and for removing the resultant amplified signals from one focus of the other stacked cavity structure.

Claim 15

The power accumulation device of claim 11 further comprising a first impedance element coupled to the other focus of one of said stacked cavity structures and a second impedance element coupled to the other focus of the other said stacked cavity structures, and wherein the value of said first and second impedance elements is equal to the characteristic impedance of the associated focus.