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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2019
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
John E. Baldauf, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
James M. Barker, Torrance, CA (US);
Enrique M. Alvelo, Los Angeles, CA (US);
William J. Ceely, Fontana, CA (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a signal splitter configured to receive an input signal for transmission and to split the input signal to form two or more sub-signals. The apparatus further includes a first amplifier configured to generate a first amplified sub-signal, a second amplifier configured to generate a second amplified sub-signal, a first launcher coupled to the first amplifier and to a waveguide, and a second launcher coupled to the second amplifier and to the waveguide. The first and second launchers are coupled to the waveguide such that a first radiative signal generated by the first launcher responsive to the first amplified sub-signal and a second radiative signal generated by the second launcher responsive to the second amplified sub-signal are combined in the waveguide to form a transmission signal corresponding to the input signal.