Superconducting microwave frequency selective filter system

Claim 2

A superconducting microwave frequency selective filter system, comprising: a manifold having an input for receiving input RF signals and outputs for distributing respective RF output signals: a plurality of superconducting filters respectively having inputs connected to the respective outputs of the manifold and each filter having a corresponding output; a plurality of receiver protetors respectively connected to corresponding outputs of ones of said superconducting filters; a plurality of low noise amplifiers each having an input respectively connected to corresponding ones of said receiver protectors and each having a corresponding output; a single pole, n throw point switch having respective ones of the n throw points connected to corresponding outputs of said low noise amplifiers; and control means coupled to the single pole for connecting a selected one of the n throw points of a desired one of the said low noise amplifiers.

Claim 3

A superconducting microwave frequency selective filter system, comprising: superconducting filter means having an input for receiving input RF signals and outputs for providing filtered RF signals, said superconducting filter means comprising: a manifold having an input connected to said filter means input for receiving the input RF signals, and outputs for distributing each respective RF output signal; and a plurality of superconducting filters respectively having inputs connected to the respective outputs of the manifold and each filter having a corresponding output; wherein said filter system further comprises: circuit means operatively connected to each output of said superconducting filter means, for processing the filtered RF signals; selector means operatively connected to the circuit means for selectively outputting one of the processed filtered RF signals in accordance with a control signal applied thereto; and control means operatively connected to the selector means for providing the control signal.

Claim 4

A superconducting microwave frequency selective filter system, comprising: superconducting filter means having an input for receiving input RF signals and outputs for providing filtered RF signals, said superconducting filter means comprising: a manifold having an input connected to said filter means input for receiving the input RF signals, and outputs for distributing each respective RF output signal; and a plurality of superconducting filters respectively having inputs connected to the respective outputs of the manifold and each filter having a corresponding output; wherein said filter system further comprises: circuit means operatively connected to each output of said superconducting filter means, for processing the filtered RF signals; selector means operatively connected to the circuit means for selectively outputting one of the processed filtered RF signals in accordance with a control signal applied thereto; and control means operatively connected to the selector means for providing the control signal.

Claim 5

A superconducting microwave frequency selective filter system according to claim 2, wherein said selector means comprises: a single pole, n throw point switch, operatively connected to said circuit means and having respective ones of the n throw points corresponding to ones of said processed filtered RF signal.

Claim 6

A superconducting microwave frequency selective filter system according to claim 3, wherein said circuit means is nonlinear and comprises: a plurality of receiver protectors respectively connected to corresponding outputs of ones of said superconducting filters and limiting the filtered RF signals; and a plurality of low noise amplifiers each having an input operatively connected to corresponding ones of said receiver protectors, and each having an output operatively connected to respective ones of the n throw points of said single pole, n throw point switch.

Claim 7

A superconducting microwave selective filter system according to claim 4, wherein each of said superconducting filters is characterized by a respective center frequency.