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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 1984
Filed:
Jan. 21, 1982
Ronald E Stegens, Brookeville, MD (US);
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT), Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A push-pull microwave amplifier in which an input signal is split into two ransmission paths in a manner which simulates the behavior of a center-tapped transformer over a broad frequency range. The input signal is first divided into two identical paths and then passed down first and second transmission line segments in the two paths bi-directionally. One of the transmission line segments is terminated in an open circuit and the other in a short circuit so that the reflected signals have the opposite polarities. By making the transmission line segments of equal length, the opposite polarity signals emerge from the transmission line segments at the same time. The signals are then amplified and then passed again bi-directionally along third and fourth transmission line segments terminated in short and open circuits so as to re-convert the signals to the same polarity. The signals are then summed to produce the composite amplified output signal.