Microwave combiner having means to isolate between input terminals

Claim 1

A microwave combiner arrangement comprising: a plurality of pairs of isolation resistors, each of said pairs effective for isolating adjacent ones of a plurality of pairs of microwave power input terminals, each of the resistors of each pair being substantially equal to the input resistance of a respective one of said input terminals and electrically connected to a corresponding one of a plurality of common terminals at one end, and to a corresponding one of said plurality of input terminals at the other resistor end thereof; a plurality of pairs of quarter wavelength conductors each for electrically connecting corresponding pairs of input terminals to individual ones of a plurality of corresponding output terminals; a plurality of half wavelength output conductors for electrically connecting each of said pairs of quarter wavelength means to a final output terminal, said plurality of half wavelength means being additionally effective for connection with a corresponding one of said output terminals; and wavelength conductors for electrically connecting each of said common terminals to at least one other of said common terminals, whereby effective electrical isolation between said input terminals is accomplished.