CA1209217A - Cavity resonator coupling-type power distributor/power combiner - Google Patents
Cavity resonator coupling-type power distributor/power combinerInfo
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Abstract
A CAVITY RESONATOR COUPLING-TYPE POWER
DISTRIBUTOR/POWER COMBINER
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A cavity resonator coupling-type power distributor/power combiner consisting of at least a first cavity resonator operatively resonating with a cylindrical T0,n,0 mode, and a plurality of second cavity resonators arranged on the periphery of the first cavity resonator and extending radially and symmetrically with respect to the first cavity resonator, the second cavity resonators having the same shape and size as each other, whereby magnetic-field coupling is established between the first cavity resonator and each of the second cavity resonators, for distributing or combining microwave power in a microwave amplifier.
DISTRIBUTOR/POWER COMBINER
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A cavity resonator coupling-type power distributor/power combiner consisting of at least a first cavity resonator operatively resonating with a cylindrical T0,n,0 mode, and a plurality of second cavity resonators arranged on the periphery of the first cavity resonator and extending radially and symmetrically with respect to the first cavity resonator, the second cavity resonators having the same shape and size as each other, whereby magnetic-field coupling is established between the first cavity resonator and each of the second cavity resonators, for distributing or combining microwave power in a microwave amplifier.
Description
9 Z~9;~7 A CAVITY RESONATOR COUPLIN~-TYPE POWER
DISTRIBUTOR/POWER COMBIN~R
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIO~I
1. Field of the Invention The present invention r~lates to a cavity resonator coupling-type power distributor/power combiner. More particularly, it relates to a distributor/combiner of a cavity resonator coupling-type for distributing or combining microwave electric power between a single coupling terminal and a plurality of coupling terminals.
DISTRIBUTOR/POWER COMBIN~R
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIO~I
1. Field of the Invention The present invention r~lates to a cavity resonator coupling-type power distributor/power combiner. More particularly, it relates to a distributor/combiner of a cavity resonator coupling-type for distributing or combining microwave electric power between a single coupling terminal and a plurality of coupling terminals.
2. Description of the Prior Art In recent years, attempts have been made to use semiconductor amplifier elements such as gallium-arsenide (GaAs) field effect transistors (FET's) instead of conventional traveling-wave tubes, in order to amplify signals in the mi~rowave band. The semi-conductor amplifier element, however, has an output power of several watts at the greatest, and when it is necessary to amplify the high frequency signal of a large electric power, such elements must be operated in parallel. 8ecause of this, it is accepted practically to distribute input signals in the microwave band into a plurality of channels by a microwave distributor, to amplify the signals of each channel by the above-mentioned semiconductor amplifier element, and to combine the amplified output signals of each of the channels into a signal of one channel by a microwave combiner, thereby obtaining a high frequency large electric power. The electric power, however, is lost when the phases and the amplitudes of the microwave electric power distributed by the microwave distributor are not in agreement, or when the microwave electric power is not combined in phase and in equal amplitude by the microwave combiner. It is, therefore, desired ` 3~
9Z~7 that the phases and the amplitudes of microwave signals should be uniformly distributed in the microwave distributor and in the microwave combiner. It is also necessary that the distributor and the combiner i~self lose as little electric power as possible.
Hybrid junction circuits are conventionally used for distributing or combining microwave electric power. The hybrid junction circuits, however, have disadvantayes in that they consume considerable insertion loss and require a considerably large area due to the microstrip lines constituting the hybrid junction circuits.
A cavity resonator may be effectively used as a distributor or a combiner because it can provide a high coincidence of both phase and electric power between the input and the output thereof.
Conventionally, only a single cavity resonator is present. A single cavity resonator, however, has by its character, a too narrow bandwidth to be used as a distributor or a combiner. Therefore, a single cavity resonator cannot be practically used as a distributor or a combiner.
SUMMARY OF T~E INVE:NTION
An object of the present invention is to provide a cavity resonator coupling-type power distributor/power combiner which can distribute or combine microwave electric power in a wide bandwidth and with a small insertion loss.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a cavity resonator coupling-type power distributor/power combiner in which a single cavity resonator and a plurality of cavity resonators are magnetically coupled.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a microwave power amplifier consisting of a cavity resonator coupling-type power distributor and a plurality of amplifying units, for amplifying microwave Z~7 .
electric power in a wide bandwidth and with a small insertion loss.
A still further object of the present invention is to provide a microwave power amplifier consisting of a plurality of amplifying units and a cavity resonator coupling-type power combiner, for combining the outputs of the amplifying units in a wide bandwidth and with a small insertion loss.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a microwave power amplifier consisting of a cavity resonator coupling-type power dlstributor, a plurality of amplifying units for amplifying the outputs of the distributor, and a cavity resonator coupling type power combiner for combining the outputs of the amplifying units, the distribution and the combination being carried out in a wida bandwidth and with a small insertion loss.
To attain the above objects, there is provided, according to the present invention a cavity resonator coupling-type power distributor/power combiner comprising: a first conducting means having an input/output end for receiving or providing input/output signals of microwave electric power, a first cavity resonator having a symmetric shape with respect to an axis thereof and operatively resonating with a cylindrical TMo n o mode, where n is a positive integer, an electric-field coupling operatively being established between the first conducting means and the first cavity resonator through an antenna, a pluraliky of second ca~ity resonators arranged on the periphery of the first cavity resonator and extending radially and symmetrically with respect to the axis of the first cavity resonator, the second cavity r~sonators having the same shape and size as each other, magnetic-field coupling operatively being established between each of the second cavity resonators and first cavity resonator, and a plurality of second conducting means having ~g217 output/input ends, respectively, for conducting output/input signals of microwave electric power between the second cavity resonators and the output/input ends of the second conducting means.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The above objects and fea~ures as well as other features and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent from the following description of the preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying 1~ drawings, wherein:
Figure 1 is a block circuit diagram showing a conventional microwave power amplifier employing hybrid junction circuits;
Fig. 2 is a block circuit diagram showing a conventional microwave power amplifier employing cavity resonators;
Fig. 3 is a partially cut top plan view of a cavity resonator coupling-type power distributor/power combiner, according to an embodiment of the present invetnion;
Fig. 4 is a side view from the direction of the arrows IV-IV' in Fig. 3;
Fig. 5 is a partially cut top plan view of a cavity resonator coupling-type power distributor/power combiner, according to another embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along line I~-IV' in Fig. 5;
Fig. 7 is a partial cross-sectional view of a cavit~ resonator coupling-type power distributor/power combiner, according to still another embodiment of the present invention; and Fig. 8 is a block circuit diagram of a microwave power amplifier employing a cavity resonator coupling-type power distributor and a cavity resonator coupling type power combiner of any one of the embodi-ments shown in Figs. 3, 5 and 7.
3t2~7 DESCRIPTION O~ THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Before describing the preferred embodiments of the present invention, conven~ional microwave power amplifiers will first be described with reference ~o Figs. 1 and 2.
Figure 1 shows a block circuit diagram of an example of a conventional microwave power ampli~ier employing hybrid junction circuits. In Fig. 1, a hybrid circuit Hl receives microwave input signals at its input terminal INl and branches them into two ways. The branched signals on one way and on the other way are received by hybrid junction circuits ~2 and H3 , respectively. The hybrid junction circuits H2 and H3 further branch the input signals inta two ways, respectively. A~plifying units AMPl through AMP4 receive the branched signals from the hybrid junction circuits H2 and ~3 and amplify them. The amplified signals from the amplifying units AMPl and AMP2 are combined by a hybrid junction circuit H4. The amplified signals from the amplifying units AMP3 and ~MP4 are combined from a hybrid junction circuit H5. The combined signals from the hybrid junction circuits H4 and H5 are further combined by a hybrid junction circuit H6. Thus, a desired microwave power is output from an output terminal OUTl.
To obtain a higher microwave power, a larger number of amplifying units should be operated in parallel. To achieve this, a larger number of stages of hybrid junction circuits are necessary.
There are disadvantages in the conventional microwave power amplifier employing hybrid junction circuits. One disadvantage is that each hybrid junction circuit has a high insertion loss so that a number of stages of the hybrid junction circuits have a consid-erably large insertion loss. Another disadvantage is that each hybrid junction circuit is usually constructed by microstrip lines which occupy a large ~9~L7 area, so that a number of stages of the hybrid junction circuits occupy a considerably large area, resulting in a large size of the microwave power amplifier.
Figure 2 shows another example of a conventional microwave power amplifier employing cavity resonators~
In Fig. 2, two amplifying units ~MP5 and AMP6 are connected between a first cavity resonator CRl and a second cavity resonator CR2. The first cavity resonator CR1 receives microwave input signals at its input terminal IN2 ~ and functions as a distributor.
The second cavity resonator CR2 provides desired output signals at its output terminal OUT2 , functioning as a combiner. Between the input terminal IM2 and the first cavity resonator CRl , electric-field coupling is established by means of a disk-type antenna Al. Also, between the second cavity resonator CR2 and the output terminal OUT2 , electric-field coupling is established by means of a disk type antenna A2. Between the outputs of the first cavity resonator CRl and the inputs of the amplifying units AMP5 and AMP6 r and between the outputs of the amplifying units AMP5 and AMP6 and the inputs of the second cavity resonator CR2 , magnetic-field coupling is established. By forming a plurality of magnetic-field coupling loops in the first and the second cavity resonators CRl and CR2 , it is easy to distribute or to combine microwave signals with a small insertion loss.
However, since the first cavity resonator CRl or the second cavity resonator CR2 is a single cavity resonator, and since a single cavity resonator can, by its character, deal with only a very narrow bandwidth of microwave electric power, the conventional amplifier in Fig. 2 cannot be used for distributing and combining a wide bandwidth of microwave electric power.
Embodiments of the present invention will be described now in the following.
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Figure 3 is a partially cut top plan view of a cavity resonator coupling-type power distributor/power combiner, according to an em~odiment of t'~ present invention. Fig. 4 is a side view from the direction of the arrows IV-IV' in Fig. 3. In Figs. 3 and 4, the cavity resonator coupling-type power distributox/power combiner distributes input signals into eight outputs or combines eight inputs into one output, and comprises a resonator body 1 having an octangular cross section with a cylindrical cavity, a first cavity resonator 2 formed by the cylindrical cavity, windows 3 for establishing magnetic-field coupling, second cavity resonators 4, windows S for establishing magnetic-field coupling, output/input waveguides 6, an input/output part 7, an input/output waveguide ~, a coaxial line 9 combined with the input/output waveguide 8, and an antenna 10 for eatablishing electric field coupling.
The first cavity resonator 2 is formed by the cylindrical cavity foxmed within the central portion of the resonator body 1. The antenna 10 is provided in the first cavity resonator 2 and at the central portion of the upper surface of the first cavity resonator 2.
The antenna 10 is connected to the inner conductor of the coaxial line 9 and operatively establishes an electric-field cou~ling with the first cavity resonator 2. The rirst cavity resonator 2 operatively resonates with a cylindrical TMo n o mode, where n is a positive integer, resulting in a circular magnetic field MFl as indicated in Fig. 3 by a circle.
Each of the eight second cavity resonators 4 is constructed by a corresponding window 3, a corresponding windcw S, and a cavity formed between them. The second cavity resonators 4 are arranged on the periphery of the first cavity resonator 2 and extend radially and symmetrically with respect to the axis of the cylindrical shape of the first cavity resonator 2. The second cavity xesonators 4 have the same shape and size ~20gz~7 as each other. In this embodiment and in the other embodimerlts, the cavity in each of the second cavity resonators 4 is a rectangular solid which is a part of a waveguide.
Each of the windows 3 and 5 is ~ormed, in this embodiment, by two opposite projections 31 and 32, and 51 and 52 at the inner wall of the waveguide forming each of the second cavity resonators 4.
I'herefore, the size of each window 3 or 5 is smaller than the size of the cross~sectional area of the waveguide. Magnetic-field coupling is operatively established between the first cavity resonator 2 and each of the second cavity resonators ~, by means of the windows 3 between the first cavity resonator 2 and the second cavity resonators 4, resulting in a magnetic field MF2 in each of the second cavity resonators 4.
Thus, each of the second cavity resonators 4 having a rectangular cross-section resonates with, for example, TElol mode, TE102 mode, or the other modes. If the cavity in each of the second cavity resonators 4 has a circular cross- section, the resonating mode will be, for example, TElll mode-Magnetic-field coupling is operatively established between each of the second cavity resonators 4 and the corresponding one of the output/input waveguides 6, by means of the windows 5 between the second cavity resonators 4 and the corresponding waveguides 6.
Electric-field coupling may alternatively be established by appropriate~y forming the windows 5.
When the device illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4 is used as a power distributor, the output/input waveguides 6 act as output waveguides, and the input/output waveguide 8 acts as an input waveguide.
That is, a microwave input power into the input waveguide 8 is supplied through the coaxial line 9 to the antenna 10. The input microwave power is transferred to the first cavity resonator 2 by the .. ...
~Z~92~7 g electric-field coupling between the antenna 10 and the first cavity resonator 2. The microwave power in the first cavity resonator 2 is divided and trans~erred to the eight second cavity resonators 4 by the magnetic-field coupling between the first cavity resonator 2 andthe second cavity resonators 4 by means of the windows 3.
The divided microwave power in the second cavity resonators 4 is transferred through the windows 5 to the output waveguides 6. The output power from the output waveguides 8 is supplied to the respective amplifying units (not shown in Figs. 3 and ~).
On the contrary, when the device in Fi~s. 3 and 4 is used as a power combiner, the output/input waveguides 6 act as input waveguides, and the input/output waveguides 8 act as an output waveguide.
That is, when microwave signals respectively amplified by eight amplifying units ~not shown in Figs. 3 and 4) are applied to the input waveguides 6, the microwave power in these input waveguides 6 is transferred through the windows 5, and through the second cavity resonators 4, and combined in the first cavity resonator 2 by the magnetic-field coupling. The combined microwave power in the first cavity resonator 2 is then transferred through the coaxial line 9 to the output waveguide 8 by the electric-field coupling between the first cavity resonator 2 and the coaxial line 9 by means of the antenna 10. Thus, a combined microwave power ls obtained at the end of the output waveguide 8.
Since the first cavity resonator 2 has a cylindrical shape, it can be easily manufac~ured by milling. Also, since the second cavity resonators 4 are formed in one body with the first cavity resonator 2 and on the periphery of the first cavity resonator 2 so as to extend radially and symmetrically with respect to the center of the circular cross-section of the first cavity resonator 2, that is, with .
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respect to the axis thereof, the second cavity resonators 4 can be manufactured easily.
Figure 5 is a partially cut top plan view of a cavity resonator coupling type power distributor/power combiner, according to another embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 6 is a partial cross sectional view taken along line VI-VI' in Fig. 5. The difference between the embodiment shown in Figs. 3 and 4 and the embodiment in Figs. 5 and 6 is that, in place of the windows 3 and 5 shown in Figs. 3 and 4, a first set of electrically conductive posts 11 and a second set of electrically conductive posts 12 are provided on both sides of each of the second cavity resonators 40. These sets of conductive posts also function to establish a magnetic-field coupling between the first cavity resonator 2 and the second cavity resonators 40~ and between the second cavity resonators 40 and the output/input waveguides 6. The embodiment shown in Figs. 5 and 6 has an advantage over the first embodiment shown in Figs. 3 and ~ in that, since none of the second cavity resonators 40 need to be provided with the opposite projections for forming the windows 3 and 5 as in Figs. 3 and 4, the second cavi~y resonators ~0 can be easily manufactured because the size of the cross-section of each of the second cavity resonators 4Q is the same as the size of the cross-section of each of the waveguides 6 at any place in the second cavity resonators 40.
Figure 7 is a partial cross-sectional view of a cavity resonator coupling-type power distributor/power combiner, according to still another embodiment of the present invention. The difference between the embodiment shown in Figs. 5 and 6 and the embodiment in Fig. 7 is that, in place of the conducti~e posts ll in Figs. 5 and 6, opposite projections 31 and 32 for forming the windows 3 are formed between the first cavity resonator 2 and each of the second cavity ~Z~ Z~7 resonators 41, as in the first embodiment shown in Figs. 3 and 4, and a conductive wire 13 is provided between the first cavity resonator 2 and each of the second cavity resonator 41 through the windaw 3. The conductive wire 13 is used to adjust the coupling coefficient between the first cavity resonator 2 and each of the second cavity resonators 41.
Figure 8 is a block circuit diagram of a microwave power amplifier employing a cavity resonator coupling-type power distributor and a cavity resonator coupling-typ~ power combiner of any one of the embodiments shown in Figs. 3, 5, and 7. In Fig. 8, eight amplifying units AMPll through AMP18 are connected between cavity resonators CRll through CR18 and cavity resonators CR21 through CR28o The former cavity resonators CRll through CR18 are in magnetic-field cou~ling with a cavity resonator CR.lo. The cavity resonators CR21 through CR28 are in magnetic-field coupling with a cavity resonator CR20. The cavity resonator CRlo and the cavity resonators CRll : thr`ough CR18 constitute a divider D for dividing microwave power applied to an antenna A3 provided in the cavity resonator CRlo , into eight microwave outputs. The outputs of the divider D are amplified by the amplifiers AMPll through AMP18 , respectively.
The outputs of the amplifiers AMPll through AMP18 are combined by a combiner C consisting of the cavity resonators CR21 through CR28 and the cavity resonator CR20. Thus, a combined output is obtained at an output terminal OUT3 through an antenna A4 in the cavitv resonator CR20.
11 through AMP18 are constructed by a microwave integrated circuit (MIC) having input lines 81 through 88 and output lines 91 through 98.
These input lines and output lines are formed by microstrip lines. Electromagnetic-field coupling between the cavity resonators CRll through CR18 and 3L;i~{~9;~7 the input microstrip lines 81 through 88 can be easily established by those skilled in the art. For example, by connecting additional waveguides to the output waveguides 6 (Fig~ 3), and by bending the additional waveguides toward the MIC including the amplifying units, the additional waveguides can be electromag-netically coupled with the input microstrip lines 81 through 88 by means of MIC antennas provided at the boundary ends of the input microstrip lines between the output waveguides 6 and the input microstrip lines.
Similarly, between the output microstrip lines 91 through 98 and the cavity resonator CR21 through CR28 , electromagnetic-field coupling can also be established easily.
In place of using the input/output waveguides 6 for establishing electromagnetic-field coupling between the cavity resonators CRll through CRl~ and the input microstrip lines 81 through 88, or between the cavity resonators CR21 through CR28 and the output microstrip lines 91 through 98, coaxial cables may alternatively be employed. That is, by introducing antennas connected to coaxial cables into the second cavity resonators 4 (Fig. 3), the second cavity resonators 4 can be coupled wi~h the coaxial cables.
Thus, the input/output microwave power can be transferred through the coaxial cables and through the input/output microstrip lines into or from the amplifying units AMPll through AMP18.
From the foregoing description, it will be apparent that, according to the present invention, since only cavity resonators are employed and no hybrid junction circuit is employed, insertion loss can be greatly decreased in a power distributor/power divider. Also, since the first cavity resonator and the second cavity resonators are coupled in a magnetic field to form a double cavity resonator, the power distributor/power combiner can distribute or combine microwave electric . , ~Z~ L7 power in a wide bandwidth in comparison with the prior art employing a single cavity resonator. Further, by forming the windows 3 as small as possible or by providing an appropriate number of posts 11 and 12, any undesired mode in the second cavity resonators can be limited so that the distribution or combination o~
microwave electric power can be stably carried out.
Still further, the cavity resonator coupling-type power distributor/power combiner according to the present invention has a simple structure and a small size, As will be apparent, the cavity resonator coupling-type power distributor/power combiner can be effectively used with a number of amplifying units so as to constitute a microwave amplifier.
It should be noted ~hat the present invention is not restricted to the foregoing embodiments. Various changes and modifications are possible without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, the number of second cavity resonators may be more or les 5 than eight.
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9Z~7 that the phases and the amplitudes of microwave signals should be uniformly distributed in the microwave distributor and in the microwave combiner. It is also necessary that the distributor and the combiner i~self lose as little electric power as possible.
Hybrid junction circuits are conventionally used for distributing or combining microwave electric power. The hybrid junction circuits, however, have disadvantayes in that they consume considerable insertion loss and require a considerably large area due to the microstrip lines constituting the hybrid junction circuits.
A cavity resonator may be effectively used as a distributor or a combiner because it can provide a high coincidence of both phase and electric power between the input and the output thereof.
Conventionally, only a single cavity resonator is present. A single cavity resonator, however, has by its character, a too narrow bandwidth to be used as a distributor or a combiner. Therefore, a single cavity resonator cannot be practically used as a distributor or a combiner.
SUMMARY OF T~E INVE:NTION
An object of the present invention is to provide a cavity resonator coupling-type power distributor/power combiner which can distribute or combine microwave electric power in a wide bandwidth and with a small insertion loss.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a cavity resonator coupling-type power distributor/power combiner in which a single cavity resonator and a plurality of cavity resonators are magnetically coupled.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a microwave power amplifier consisting of a cavity resonator coupling-type power distributor and a plurality of amplifying units, for amplifying microwave Z~7 .
electric power in a wide bandwidth and with a small insertion loss.
A still further object of the present invention is to provide a microwave power amplifier consisting of a plurality of amplifying units and a cavity resonator coupling-type power combiner, for combining the outputs of the amplifying units in a wide bandwidth and with a small insertion loss.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a microwave power amplifier consisting of a cavity resonator coupling-type power dlstributor, a plurality of amplifying units for amplifying the outputs of the distributor, and a cavity resonator coupling type power combiner for combining the outputs of the amplifying units, the distribution and the combination being carried out in a wida bandwidth and with a small insertion loss.
To attain the above objects, there is provided, according to the present invention a cavity resonator coupling-type power distributor/power combiner comprising: a first conducting means having an input/output end for receiving or providing input/output signals of microwave electric power, a first cavity resonator having a symmetric shape with respect to an axis thereof and operatively resonating with a cylindrical TMo n o mode, where n is a positive integer, an electric-field coupling operatively being established between the first conducting means and the first cavity resonator through an antenna, a pluraliky of second ca~ity resonators arranged on the periphery of the first cavity resonator and extending radially and symmetrically with respect to the axis of the first cavity resonator, the second cavity r~sonators having the same shape and size as each other, magnetic-field coupling operatively being established between each of the second cavity resonators and first cavity resonator, and a plurality of second conducting means having ~g217 output/input ends, respectively, for conducting output/input signals of microwave electric power between the second cavity resonators and the output/input ends of the second conducting means.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The above objects and fea~ures as well as other features and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent from the following description of the preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying 1~ drawings, wherein:
Figure 1 is a block circuit diagram showing a conventional microwave power amplifier employing hybrid junction circuits;
Fig. 2 is a block circuit diagram showing a conventional microwave power amplifier employing cavity resonators;
Fig. 3 is a partially cut top plan view of a cavity resonator coupling-type power distributor/power combiner, according to an embodiment of the present invetnion;
Fig. 4 is a side view from the direction of the arrows IV-IV' in Fig. 3;
Fig. 5 is a partially cut top plan view of a cavity resonator coupling-type power distributor/power combiner, according to another embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along line I~-IV' in Fig. 5;
Fig. 7 is a partial cross-sectional view of a cavit~ resonator coupling-type power distributor/power combiner, according to still another embodiment of the present invention; and Fig. 8 is a block circuit diagram of a microwave power amplifier employing a cavity resonator coupling-type power distributor and a cavity resonator coupling type power combiner of any one of the embodi-ments shown in Figs. 3, 5 and 7.
3t2~7 DESCRIPTION O~ THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Before describing the preferred embodiments of the present invention, conven~ional microwave power amplifiers will first be described with reference ~o Figs. 1 and 2.
Figure 1 shows a block circuit diagram of an example of a conventional microwave power ampli~ier employing hybrid junction circuits. In Fig. 1, a hybrid circuit Hl receives microwave input signals at its input terminal INl and branches them into two ways. The branched signals on one way and on the other way are received by hybrid junction circuits ~2 and H3 , respectively. The hybrid junction circuits H2 and H3 further branch the input signals inta two ways, respectively. A~plifying units AMPl through AMP4 receive the branched signals from the hybrid junction circuits H2 and ~3 and amplify them. The amplified signals from the amplifying units AMPl and AMP2 are combined by a hybrid junction circuit H4. The amplified signals from the amplifying units AMP3 and ~MP4 are combined from a hybrid junction circuit H5. The combined signals from the hybrid junction circuits H4 and H5 are further combined by a hybrid junction circuit H6. Thus, a desired microwave power is output from an output terminal OUTl.
To obtain a higher microwave power, a larger number of amplifying units should be operated in parallel. To achieve this, a larger number of stages of hybrid junction circuits are necessary.
There are disadvantages in the conventional microwave power amplifier employing hybrid junction circuits. One disadvantage is that each hybrid junction circuit has a high insertion loss so that a number of stages of the hybrid junction circuits have a consid-erably large insertion loss. Another disadvantage is that each hybrid junction circuit is usually constructed by microstrip lines which occupy a large ~9~L7 area, so that a number of stages of the hybrid junction circuits occupy a considerably large area, resulting in a large size of the microwave power amplifier.
Figure 2 shows another example of a conventional microwave power amplifier employing cavity resonators~
In Fig. 2, two amplifying units ~MP5 and AMP6 are connected between a first cavity resonator CRl and a second cavity resonator CR2. The first cavity resonator CR1 receives microwave input signals at its input terminal IN2 ~ and functions as a distributor.
The second cavity resonator CR2 provides desired output signals at its output terminal OUT2 , functioning as a combiner. Between the input terminal IM2 and the first cavity resonator CRl , electric-field coupling is established by means of a disk-type antenna Al. Also, between the second cavity resonator CR2 and the output terminal OUT2 , electric-field coupling is established by means of a disk type antenna A2. Between the outputs of the first cavity resonator CRl and the inputs of the amplifying units AMP5 and AMP6 r and between the outputs of the amplifying units AMP5 and AMP6 and the inputs of the second cavity resonator CR2 , magnetic-field coupling is established. By forming a plurality of magnetic-field coupling loops in the first and the second cavity resonators CRl and CR2 , it is easy to distribute or to combine microwave signals with a small insertion loss.
However, since the first cavity resonator CRl or the second cavity resonator CR2 is a single cavity resonator, and since a single cavity resonator can, by its character, deal with only a very narrow bandwidth of microwave electric power, the conventional amplifier in Fig. 2 cannot be used for distributing and combining a wide bandwidth of microwave electric power.
Embodiments of the present invention will be described now in the following.
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Figure 3 is a partially cut top plan view of a cavity resonator coupling-type power distributor/power combiner, according to an em~odiment of t'~ present invention. Fig. 4 is a side view from the direction of the arrows IV-IV' in Fig. 3. In Figs. 3 and 4, the cavity resonator coupling-type power distributox/power combiner distributes input signals into eight outputs or combines eight inputs into one output, and comprises a resonator body 1 having an octangular cross section with a cylindrical cavity, a first cavity resonator 2 formed by the cylindrical cavity, windows 3 for establishing magnetic-field coupling, second cavity resonators 4, windows S for establishing magnetic-field coupling, output/input waveguides 6, an input/output part 7, an input/output waveguide ~, a coaxial line 9 combined with the input/output waveguide 8, and an antenna 10 for eatablishing electric field coupling.
The first cavity resonator 2 is formed by the cylindrical cavity foxmed within the central portion of the resonator body 1. The antenna 10 is provided in the first cavity resonator 2 and at the central portion of the upper surface of the first cavity resonator 2.
The antenna 10 is connected to the inner conductor of the coaxial line 9 and operatively establishes an electric-field cou~ling with the first cavity resonator 2. The rirst cavity resonator 2 operatively resonates with a cylindrical TMo n o mode, where n is a positive integer, resulting in a circular magnetic field MFl as indicated in Fig. 3 by a circle.
Each of the eight second cavity resonators 4 is constructed by a corresponding window 3, a corresponding windcw S, and a cavity formed between them. The second cavity resonators 4 are arranged on the periphery of the first cavity resonator 2 and extend radially and symmetrically with respect to the axis of the cylindrical shape of the first cavity resonator 2. The second cavity xesonators 4 have the same shape and size ~20gz~7 as each other. In this embodiment and in the other embodimerlts, the cavity in each of the second cavity resonators 4 is a rectangular solid which is a part of a waveguide.
Each of the windows 3 and 5 is ~ormed, in this embodiment, by two opposite projections 31 and 32, and 51 and 52 at the inner wall of the waveguide forming each of the second cavity resonators 4.
I'herefore, the size of each window 3 or 5 is smaller than the size of the cross~sectional area of the waveguide. Magnetic-field coupling is operatively established between the first cavity resonator 2 and each of the second cavity resonators ~, by means of the windows 3 between the first cavity resonator 2 and the second cavity resonators 4, resulting in a magnetic field MF2 in each of the second cavity resonators 4.
Thus, each of the second cavity resonators 4 having a rectangular cross-section resonates with, for example, TElol mode, TE102 mode, or the other modes. If the cavity in each of the second cavity resonators 4 has a circular cross- section, the resonating mode will be, for example, TElll mode-Magnetic-field coupling is operatively established between each of the second cavity resonators 4 and the corresponding one of the output/input waveguides 6, by means of the windows 5 between the second cavity resonators 4 and the corresponding waveguides 6.
Electric-field coupling may alternatively be established by appropriate~y forming the windows 5.
When the device illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4 is used as a power distributor, the output/input waveguides 6 act as output waveguides, and the input/output waveguide 8 acts as an input waveguide.
That is, a microwave input power into the input waveguide 8 is supplied through the coaxial line 9 to the antenna 10. The input microwave power is transferred to the first cavity resonator 2 by the .. ...
~Z~92~7 g electric-field coupling between the antenna 10 and the first cavity resonator 2. The microwave power in the first cavity resonator 2 is divided and trans~erred to the eight second cavity resonators 4 by the magnetic-field coupling between the first cavity resonator 2 andthe second cavity resonators 4 by means of the windows 3.
The divided microwave power in the second cavity resonators 4 is transferred through the windows 5 to the output waveguides 6. The output power from the output waveguides 8 is supplied to the respective amplifying units (not shown in Figs. 3 and ~).
On the contrary, when the device in Fi~s. 3 and 4 is used as a power combiner, the output/input waveguides 6 act as input waveguides, and the input/output waveguides 8 act as an output waveguide.
That is, when microwave signals respectively amplified by eight amplifying units ~not shown in Figs. 3 and 4) are applied to the input waveguides 6, the microwave power in these input waveguides 6 is transferred through the windows 5, and through the second cavity resonators 4, and combined in the first cavity resonator 2 by the magnetic-field coupling. The combined microwave power in the first cavity resonator 2 is then transferred through the coaxial line 9 to the output waveguide 8 by the electric-field coupling between the first cavity resonator 2 and the coaxial line 9 by means of the antenna 10. Thus, a combined microwave power ls obtained at the end of the output waveguide 8.
Since the first cavity resonator 2 has a cylindrical shape, it can be easily manufac~ured by milling. Also, since the second cavity resonators 4 are formed in one body with the first cavity resonator 2 and on the periphery of the first cavity resonator 2 so as to extend radially and symmetrically with respect to the center of the circular cross-section of the first cavity resonator 2, that is, with .
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Figure 5 is a partially cut top plan view of a cavity resonator coupling type power distributor/power combiner, according to another embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 6 is a partial cross sectional view taken along line VI-VI' in Fig. 5. The difference between the embodiment shown in Figs. 3 and 4 and the embodiment in Figs. 5 and 6 is that, in place of the windows 3 and 5 shown in Figs. 3 and 4, a first set of electrically conductive posts 11 and a second set of electrically conductive posts 12 are provided on both sides of each of the second cavity resonators 40. These sets of conductive posts also function to establish a magnetic-field coupling between the first cavity resonator 2 and the second cavity resonators 40~ and between the second cavity resonators 40 and the output/input waveguides 6. The embodiment shown in Figs. 5 and 6 has an advantage over the first embodiment shown in Figs. 3 and ~ in that, since none of the second cavity resonators 40 need to be provided with the opposite projections for forming the windows 3 and 5 as in Figs. 3 and 4, the second cavi~y resonators ~0 can be easily manufactured because the size of the cross-section of each of the second cavity resonators 4Q is the same as the size of the cross-section of each of the waveguides 6 at any place in the second cavity resonators 40.
Figure 7 is a partial cross-sectional view of a cavity resonator coupling-type power distributor/power combiner, according to still another embodiment of the present invention. The difference between the embodiment shown in Figs. 5 and 6 and the embodiment in Fig. 7 is that, in place of the conducti~e posts ll in Figs. 5 and 6, opposite projections 31 and 32 for forming the windows 3 are formed between the first cavity resonator 2 and each of the second cavity ~Z~ Z~7 resonators 41, as in the first embodiment shown in Figs. 3 and 4, and a conductive wire 13 is provided between the first cavity resonator 2 and each of the second cavity resonator 41 through the windaw 3. The conductive wire 13 is used to adjust the coupling coefficient between the first cavity resonator 2 and each of the second cavity resonators 41.
Figure 8 is a block circuit diagram of a microwave power amplifier employing a cavity resonator coupling-type power distributor and a cavity resonator coupling-typ~ power combiner of any one of the embodiments shown in Figs. 3, 5, and 7. In Fig. 8, eight amplifying units AMPll through AMP18 are connected between cavity resonators CRll through CR18 and cavity resonators CR21 through CR28o The former cavity resonators CRll through CR18 are in magnetic-field cou~ling with a cavity resonator CR.lo. The cavity resonators CR21 through CR28 are in magnetic-field coupling with a cavity resonator CR20. The cavity resonator CRlo and the cavity resonators CRll : thr`ough CR18 constitute a divider D for dividing microwave power applied to an antenna A3 provided in the cavity resonator CRlo , into eight microwave outputs. The outputs of the divider D are amplified by the amplifiers AMPll through AMP18 , respectively.
The outputs of the amplifiers AMPll through AMP18 are combined by a combiner C consisting of the cavity resonators CR21 through CR28 and the cavity resonator CR20. Thus, a combined output is obtained at an output terminal OUT3 through an antenna A4 in the cavitv resonator CR20.
11 through AMP18 are constructed by a microwave integrated circuit (MIC) having input lines 81 through 88 and output lines 91 through 98.
These input lines and output lines are formed by microstrip lines. Electromagnetic-field coupling between the cavity resonators CRll through CR18 and 3L;i~{~9;~7 the input microstrip lines 81 through 88 can be easily established by those skilled in the art. For example, by connecting additional waveguides to the output waveguides 6 (Fig~ 3), and by bending the additional waveguides toward the MIC including the amplifying units, the additional waveguides can be electromag-netically coupled with the input microstrip lines 81 through 88 by means of MIC antennas provided at the boundary ends of the input microstrip lines between the output waveguides 6 and the input microstrip lines.
Similarly, between the output microstrip lines 91 through 98 and the cavity resonator CR21 through CR28 , electromagnetic-field coupling can also be established easily.
In place of using the input/output waveguides 6 for establishing electromagnetic-field coupling between the cavity resonators CRll through CRl~ and the input microstrip lines 81 through 88, or between the cavity resonators CR21 through CR28 and the output microstrip lines 91 through 98, coaxial cables may alternatively be employed. That is, by introducing antennas connected to coaxial cables into the second cavity resonators 4 (Fig. 3), the second cavity resonators 4 can be coupled wi~h the coaxial cables.
Thus, the input/output microwave power can be transferred through the coaxial cables and through the input/output microstrip lines into or from the amplifying units AMPll through AMP18.
From the foregoing description, it will be apparent that, according to the present invention, since only cavity resonators are employed and no hybrid junction circuit is employed, insertion loss can be greatly decreased in a power distributor/power divider. Also, since the first cavity resonator and the second cavity resonators are coupled in a magnetic field to form a double cavity resonator, the power distributor/power combiner can distribute or combine microwave electric . , ~Z~ L7 power in a wide bandwidth in comparison with the prior art employing a single cavity resonator. Further, by forming the windows 3 as small as possible or by providing an appropriate number of posts 11 and 12, any undesired mode in the second cavity resonators can be limited so that the distribution or combination o~
microwave electric power can be stably carried out.
Still further, the cavity resonator coupling-type power distributor/power combiner according to the present invention has a simple structure and a small size, As will be apparent, the cavity resonator coupling-type power distributor/power combiner can be effectively used with a number of amplifying units so as to constitute a microwave amplifier.
It should be noted ~hat the present invention is not restricted to the foregoing embodiments. Various changes and modifications are possible without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, the number of second cavity resonators may be more or les 5 than eight.
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1. A cavity resonator coupling-type power distributor/power combiner comprising:
a first conducting means having an input/output end for receiving or providing input/output signals of microwave electric power, a first cavity resonator having a symmetric shape with respect to an axis thereof and operatively resonating with a cylindrical TM0,n,0 mode, where n is a positive integer, an electric-field coupling operatively being established between said first conducting means and said first cavity resonator through an antenna, a plurality of second cavity resonators arranged on the periphery of said first cavity resonator and extending radially and symmetrically with respect to said axis of said first cavity resonator, said second cavity resonators having the same shape and size as each other, magnetic-field coupling operatively being established between said second cavity resonators and said first cavity resonator, and a plurality of second conducting means having output/input ends, respectively for conducting output/input signals of microwave electric power between said second cavity resonators and said output/input ends of said second conducting means.
a first conducting means having an input/output end for receiving or providing input/output signals of microwave electric power, a first cavity resonator having a symmetric shape with respect to an axis thereof and operatively resonating with a cylindrical TM0,n,0 mode, where n is a positive integer, an electric-field coupling operatively being established between said first conducting means and said first cavity resonator through an antenna, a plurality of second cavity resonators arranged on the periphery of said first cavity resonator and extending radially and symmetrically with respect to said axis of said first cavity resonator, said second cavity resonators having the same shape and size as each other, magnetic-field coupling operatively being established between said second cavity resonators and said first cavity resonator, and a plurality of second conducting means having output/input ends, respectively for conducting output/input signals of microwave electric power between said second cavity resonators and said output/input ends of said second conducting means.
2. A cavity resonator coupling-type power distributor/power combiner as set forth in claim 1, wherein said first cavity resonator has a cylindrical shape.
3. A cavity resonator coupling-type power distributor/power combiner as set forth in claim 1, wherein each of said second cavity resonators comprises a cavity formed by a waveguide, a first window formed between said first cavity resonator and said cavity, for establishing magnetic-field coupling therebetween, and a second window formed between said cavity and corresponding one of said second conducting means, for establishing electromagnetic-field coupling therebetween.
4. A cavity resonator coupling-type power distributor/power combiner as set forth in claim 3, wherein each of said second conducting means is formed by said waveguide, the size of said first window and the size of said second window being smaller than the size of the cross-sectional area of said waveguide.
5. A cavity resonator coupling-type power distributor/power combiner as set forth in claim 1, wherein each of said second cavity resonators comprises a cavity formed by a waveguide, a first set of electri-cally conductive posts arranged between said first cavity resonator and said cavity, for establishing magnetic-field coupling therebetween, and a second set of electrically conductive posts arranged between said cavity and corresponding one of said second conducting means, for establishing electromagnetic-field coupling therebetween.
6. A cavity resonator coupling-type power distributor/power combiner as set forth in claim 5, wherein each of said second conducting means is formed by said waveguide.
7. A cavity resonator coupling-type power distributor/power combiner as set forth in claim 1, wherein each of said second cavity resonators comprises a cavity formed by a waveguide, a window formed between said first cavity resonator and said cavity, for establishing magnetic-field coupling therebetween, and a set of electrically conductive posts arranged between said cavity and corresponding one of said second conducting means, for establishing electromagnetic-field coupling therebetween.
8. A cavity resonator coupling-type power distributor/power combiner as set forth in claim 7 further comprises a conductive line between said first cavity resonator and each of said second cavity resonators through said window, for adjusting said magnetic-field coupling.
9. A microwave power amplifier comprising a cavity resonator coupling-type power distributor and a plurality of amplifying units, having input terminals, said cavity resonator coupling-type power distributor comprising:
a first conducting means having an input end for receiving input signals of microwave electric power, a first cavity resonator having a symmetric shape with respect to an axis thereof and operatively resonating with a cylindrical TM0,n,0 mode, where n is a positive integer, an electric-field coupling operatively being established between said first conducting means and said first cavity resonator through an antenna, a plurality of second cavity resonators arranged on the periphery of said first cavity resonator and extending radially and symmetrically with respect to said axis of said first cavity resonator, said second cavity resonators having the same shape and size as each other, said second cavity resonators being magnetically coupled with said first cavity resonator, and a plurality of second conducting means having output ends connected to said input terminals of said amplifying units, respectively, for conducting output signals of microwave electric power from said second cavity resonators to said output ends of said second conducting means, said amplifying units receiving and amplifying said output signals.
a first conducting means having an input end for receiving input signals of microwave electric power, a first cavity resonator having a symmetric shape with respect to an axis thereof and operatively resonating with a cylindrical TM0,n,0 mode, where n is a positive integer, an electric-field coupling operatively being established between said first conducting means and said first cavity resonator through an antenna, a plurality of second cavity resonators arranged on the periphery of said first cavity resonator and extending radially and symmetrically with respect to said axis of said first cavity resonator, said second cavity resonators having the same shape and size as each other, said second cavity resonators being magnetically coupled with said first cavity resonator, and a plurality of second conducting means having output ends connected to said input terminals of said amplifying units, respectively, for conducting output signals of microwave electric power from said second cavity resonators to said output ends of said second conducting means, said amplifying units receiving and amplifying said output signals.
10. A microwave power amplifier as set forth in claim 9, wherein said first cavity resonator has a cylindrical shape.
11. A microwave power amplifier as set forth in claim 9, wherein each of said second cavity resonators comprises a cavity formed by a waveguide, a first window formed between said first cavity resonator and said cavity, for establishing magnetic-field coupling therebetween, and a second window formed between said cavity and corresponding one of said second conducting means, for establishing electromagnetic-field coupling therebetween.
12. A microwave power amplifier as set forth in claim 11, wherein each of said second conducting means is formed by said waveguide, the size of said first window and the size of said second window being smaller than the size of the cross-sectional area of said waveguide.
13. A microwave power amplifier as set forth in claim 9, wherein each of said second cavity resonators comprises a cavity formed by a waveguide, a first set of electrically conductive posts arranged between said first cavity resonator and said cavity, for establishing magnetic-field coupling therebetween, and a second set of electrically conductive posts arranged between said cavity and corresponding one of said second conducting means, for establishing electromagnetic-field coupling therebetween.
14. A microwave power amplifier as set forth in claim 13, wherein each of said second conducting means is formed by said waveguide.
15. A microwave power amplifier as set forth in claim 9, wherein each of said second cavity resonators comprises a cavity formed by a waveguide, a window formed between said first cavity resonator and said cavity, for establishing magnetic-field coupling therebetween, and a set of electrically conductive posts arranged between said cavity and corresponding one of said second conducting means, for establishing electromagnetic-field coupling therebetween.
16. A microwave power amplifier as set forth in claim 15 further comprises a conductive line between said first cavity resonator and each of said second cavity resonators through said window, for adjusting said magnetic-field coupling.
17. A microwave power amplifier comprising a plurality of amplifying units having output terminals and a cavity resonator coupling-type power combiner, said cavity resonator coupling-type power combiner comprising:
a first conducting means having an output end for providing output signals of microwave electric power, a first cavity resonator having a symmetric shape with respect to an axis thereof and operatively resonating with a cylindrical TM0,n,0 mode, where n is a positive integer, an electric-field coupling operatively being established between said first conducting means and said first cavity resonator through an antenna, a plurality of second cavity resonators arranged on the periphery of said first cavity resonator and extending radially and symmetrically with respect to said axis of said first cavity resonator, said second cavity resonators having the same shape and size from each other, said second cavity resonators being magnetically coupled with said first cavity resonator, and a plurality of second conducting means having input ends connnected to said output terminals of said amplifying units, respectively, for conducting input signals of microwave electric power from said amplifying units into said second cavity resonators through said input ends of said second conducting means.
a first conducting means having an output end for providing output signals of microwave electric power, a first cavity resonator having a symmetric shape with respect to an axis thereof and operatively resonating with a cylindrical TM0,n,0 mode, where n is a positive integer, an electric-field coupling operatively being established between said first conducting means and said first cavity resonator through an antenna, a plurality of second cavity resonators arranged on the periphery of said first cavity resonator and extending radially and symmetrically with respect to said axis of said first cavity resonator, said second cavity resonators having the same shape and size from each other, said second cavity resonators being magnetically coupled with said first cavity resonator, and a plurality of second conducting means having input ends connnected to said output terminals of said amplifying units, respectively, for conducting input signals of microwave electric power from said amplifying units into said second cavity resonators through said input ends of said second conducting means.
18. A microwave power amplifier as set forth in claim 17, wherein said first cavity resonator has a cylindrical shape.
19. A microwave power amplifier as set forth in claim 17, wherein each of said second cavity resonators comprises a cavity formed by a waveguide, a first window formed between said first cavity resonator and said cavity, for establishing magnetic-field coupling therebetween, and a second window formed between said cavity and corresponding one of said second conducting means, for establishing electromagnetic-field coupling therebetween.
20. A microwave power amplifier as set forth in claim 19, wherein each of said second conducting means is formed by said waveguide, the size of said first window and the size of said second window being smaller than the size of the cross-sectional area of said waveguide.
21. A microwave power amplifier as set forth in claim 17, wherein each of said second cavity resonators comprises a cavity formed by a waveguide, a first set of electrically conductive posts arranged between said first cavity resonator and said cavity, for establishing magnetic-field coupling therebetween, and a second set of electrically conductive posts arranged between said cavity and corresponding one of said second conducting means, for establishing electromagnetic-field coupling therebetween.
22. A microwave power amplifier as set forth in claim 21, wherein each of said second conducting means is formed by said waveguide.
23. A microwave power amplifier as set forth in claim 17, wherein each of said second cavity resonators comprises a cavity formed by waveguide, a window formed between said first cavity resonator and said cavity, for establishing magnetic-field coupling therebetween, and a set of electrically conductive posts arranged between said cavity and corresponding one of said second conducting means, for establishing electromagnetic-field coupling therebetween.
24. A microwave power ampler as set forth in claim 23 further comprises a conductive line between said first cavity resonator and each of said second cavity resonators through said window, for adjusting said magnetic-field coupling.
25. A microwave power amplifier comprising a cavity resonator coupling-type power distributor, a plurality of amplifying units having input terminals and output terminals, and a cavity resonator coupling-type power combiner, said cavity resonator coupling-type power distributor comprising:
a first conducting means having a first input end for receiving input signals of microwave electric power, a first cavity resonator having a symmetric shape with respect to an axis thereof and operatively resonating with a cylindrical TM0,n,0 mode, where n is a positive integer, an electric-field coupling operatively being established between said first conducting means and said first cavity resonator through a first antenna, a plurality of second cavity resonators arranged on the periphery of said first cavity resonator and extending radially and symmetrically with respect to said axis of said first cavity resonator, said second cavity resonators having the same shape and size as each other, said second cavity resonators being magnetically coupled with said first cavity resonator, and a plurality of second conducting means having first output ends connected to said input terminals of said amplifying units, respectively, for conducting intermediate output signals of microwave electric power from said second cavity resonators to said first output ends of said second conducting means, said amplifying units receiving said intermediate output signals at said input terminals and amplifying said intermediate output signals to provide amplified signals of microwave electric power at said output terminals, said cavity resonator coupling-type power combiner comprising:
a third conducting means having a second output end for providing final output signals of microwave electric power, a third cavity resonator having a symmetric shape with respect to an axis thereof and operatively resonating with a cylindrical TM0,m,0 mode, where m is a positive integer, an electric-field coupling operatively being established between said third conducting means and said third cavity resonator through a second antenna, a plurality of fourth cavity resonators arranged on the periphery of said third cavity resonator and extending radially and symmetrically with respect to said axis of said third cavity resonator, said fourth cavity resonators having the same shape and size as each other, said fourth cavity resonators being magnetically coupled with said third cavity resonator, and a plurality of fourth conducting means having second input ends connected to said output terminals of said amplifying units, respectively, for conducting input signals of microwave electric power from said amplifying units into said fourth cavity resonators through said second input ends of said fourth conducting means.
a first conducting means having a first input end for receiving input signals of microwave electric power, a first cavity resonator having a symmetric shape with respect to an axis thereof and operatively resonating with a cylindrical TM0,n,0 mode, where n is a positive integer, an electric-field coupling operatively being established between said first conducting means and said first cavity resonator through a first antenna, a plurality of second cavity resonators arranged on the periphery of said first cavity resonator and extending radially and symmetrically with respect to said axis of said first cavity resonator, said second cavity resonators having the same shape and size as each other, said second cavity resonators being magnetically coupled with said first cavity resonator, and a plurality of second conducting means having first output ends connected to said input terminals of said amplifying units, respectively, for conducting intermediate output signals of microwave electric power from said second cavity resonators to said first output ends of said second conducting means, said amplifying units receiving said intermediate output signals at said input terminals and amplifying said intermediate output signals to provide amplified signals of microwave electric power at said output terminals, said cavity resonator coupling-type power combiner comprising:
a third conducting means having a second output end for providing final output signals of microwave electric power, a third cavity resonator having a symmetric shape with respect to an axis thereof and operatively resonating with a cylindrical TM0,m,0 mode, where m is a positive integer, an electric-field coupling operatively being established between said third conducting means and said third cavity resonator through a second antenna, a plurality of fourth cavity resonators arranged on the periphery of said third cavity resonator and extending radially and symmetrically with respect to said axis of said third cavity resonator, said fourth cavity resonators having the same shape and size as each other, said fourth cavity resonators being magnetically coupled with said third cavity resonator, and a plurality of fourth conducting means having second input ends connected to said output terminals of said amplifying units, respectively, for conducting input signals of microwave electric power from said amplifying units into said fourth cavity resonators through said second input ends of said fourth conducting means.
26. A microwave power amplifier as set forth in claim 25, wherein said first cavity resonator and said third cavity resonator have a cylindrical shape.
27. A microwave power amplifier as set forth in claim 25, wherein each of said second cavity resonators comprises a first cavity formed by a first waveguide, a first window formed between said first cavity resonator and said first cavity, for establishing magnetic-field coupling therebetween, and a second window formed between said first cavity and corresponding one of said second conducting means, for establishing electromagnetic-field coupling therebetween.
28. A microwave power amplifier as set forth in claim 27, wherein each of said second conducting means is formed by said first waveguide, the size of said first window and the size of said second window being smaller than the size of the cross-sectional area of said first waveguide.
29. A microwave power amplifier as set forth in claim 28, wherein each of said fourth cavity resonators comprises a second cavity formed by a second waveguide, a third window formed between said third cavity resonator and said second cavity, for establishing magnetic-field coupling therebetween, and a fourth window formed between said second cavity and corresponding one of said fourth conducting means, for establishing electric-field or magnetic-field coupling therebetween.
30. A microwave power amplifier as set forth in claim 29, wherein each of said fourth conducting means is formed by said second waveguide, the size of said third window and the size of said fourth window being smaller than the size of the cross-sectional area of said second waveguide.
31. A microwave power amplifier as set forth in claim 25, wherein each of said second cavity resonators comprises a first cavity formed by a first waveguide, a first set of electrically conductive posts arranged between said first cavity resonator and said first cavity, for establishing magnetic-field coupling therebetween, and a second set of electrically conductive posts arranged between said first cavity and corresponding one of said second conducting means, for establishing electromagnetic-field coupling therebetween.
32. A microwave power amplifier as set forth in claim 30, wherein each of said second conducting means is formed by said first waveguide.
33. A microwave power amplifier as set forth in claim 32, wherein each of said fourth cavity resonators comprises a second cavity formed by a waveguide, a third set of electrically conductive posts arranged between said third cavity resonator and said second cavity, for establishing magnetic-field coupling therebetween, and a fourth set of electrically conductive posts arranged between said second cavity and corresponding one of said second conducting means, for establishing electromagnetic-field coupling therebetween.
34. A microwave power amplifier as set forth in claim 33, wherein each of said fourth conducting means is formed by said second waveguide.
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Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| EP0122084B1 (en) | 1991-11-21 |
| US4562409A (en) | 1985-12-31 |
| EP0122084A2 (en) | 1984-10-17 |
| DE3485273D1 (en) | 1992-01-02 |
| JPS59178801A (en) | 1984-10-11 |
| EP0122084A3 (en) | 1986-03-19 |
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