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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2009
Jeffry P. Heggemeier, Albuquerque, NM (US);
James P. O'loughlin, Placitas, NM (US);
Matthew T. Domonkos, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Robert Achenbach, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Jeffry P. Heggemeier, Albuquerque, NM (US);
James P. O'Loughlin, Placitas, NM (US);
Matthew T. Domonkos, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Robert Achenbach, Albuquerque, NM (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
Multiple microwave oscillators can be phase locked such that the power output of multiple oscillators can be coherently combined to achieve a single output which has the total sum power of the multiple oscillators. Multiple oscillators assembled in a power combining array are phase locked using a locking signal provided at each oscillator via strategic placement of a partial obstruction between combined multiple oscillators and a load. This locking signal includes a minimum threshold level and preselected phase. A method for phase locking multiple microwave oscillators includes steps of combining power output of multiple microwave oscillators to achieve a single output to a load and inserting a partial obstruction between said at least two multiple oscillators and said load. The partial obstruction configured to provide a combined microwave oscillator signal including a minimum threshold and preselected phase.