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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2008
Roland Cadotte, Jr., Freehold, NJ (US);
William G. Trueheart, Jr., Sewell, NJ (US);
Christopher W. Peters, Cherry Hill, NJ (US);
Roland Cadotte, Jr., Freehold, NJ (US);
William G. Trueheart, Jr., Sewell, NJ (US);
Christopher W. Peters, Cherry Hill, NJ (US);
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
A system includes a source of electromagnetic energy or power and an amplitude-sensitive circuit. An amplitude-limiting transmission line couples the source to the circuit. The transmission line includes a semiconductor in the field of the transmission line and a light source for illuminating the semiconductor with light responsive to the amplitude from the source. Application of energy or power to the light source illuminates the semiconductor, which produces a plasma. The plasma tends to attenuate the energy or power reaching the circuit.