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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2007
Applicants:
Howard Knickerbocker, Middlefield, MA (US);
Frederick W. Hauer, Windsor, CT (US);
Inventors:
Howard Knickerbocker, Middlefield, MA (US);
Frederick W. Hauer, Windsor, CT (US);
Assignee:
Coherent, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03H 7/38 (2006.01); H01P 5/12 (2006.01); H03F 3/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An RF power combiner used to combine an output received from a plurality of power amplifiers. The combined output is used to operate a gas discharge laser. In some embodiments, the power combiner consists of a network of transformers that provide an output to a load. In other embodiments, the power combiner consists of a plurality of transmission lines that are connected to a common connection point.