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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2021
Applicant:
U.s. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD (US);
Inventors:
Mark A. Govoni, Abingdon, MD (US);
John T. Clark, Elkridge, MD (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03G 3/30 (2006.01); H04B 17/00 (2015.01); H04B 1/06 (2006.01); H03F 1/32 (2006.01); H03F 3/189 (2006.01); H04B 17/10 (2015.01); H01L 23/66 (2006.01); G01R 21/00 (2006.01); H03H 7/25 (2006.01); H01L 29/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 17/101 (2015.01); G01R 21/00 (2013.01); H01L 23/66 (2013.01); H01L 29/1602 (2013.01); H03H 7/25 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for detecting RF power comprising an input port configured to receive a high-power RF signal, at least one diamond chip attenuator, coupled to the input port, configured to attenuate the high-power RF signal, and an RF detector integrated circuit, coupled to the at least one diamond chip attenuator, configured to convert the attenuated RF signal into an output indicium representing a power level of the high-powered RF signal.