Microwave power amplifier

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE SHOWN EMBODIMENT Referring particularly to the drawing, there is shown the microwave power amplifier 10 of this invention.
The amplifier 10 is constructed of an electrically conductive housing 12.
Housing 12 has a longitudinal center axis 14.
Centrally mounted in conjunction with the center axis 14 is a tubular, cylindrical, signal input tube 16.
Within the input tube 16 is a tubular input chamber 18.
Mounted within the outer end of the tube 16 by threaded connector 19 is a signal input dipole 20.
Threaded connector 19 is mounted exteriorly of tube 16.
The input signal is to be transmitted from a source (not shown) to the dipole 20.
The signal emitted from the dipole 20 is confined within the chamber 18 and is directed into a signal divider chamber 22.
The signal divider chamber 22 is basically in the shape of a disc.
The input signal in chamber 18 is to be reflected and substantially divided by bouncing off of wall 24 of the chamber 22.
A peripheral edge 26 of the chamber 22 has formed therein a plurality of signal exit openings 28.
It is to be noted that the number of the exit openings 28 is twenty-four.
However, it is to be understood that this number of exit openings 28 could be increased and decreased without departing from the scope of this invention.
A second chamber known as a signal outlet chamber 30 is mounted in a spaced parallel relationship to the chamber 22.
The chamber 30 is essentially identical to the chamber 22.
The inner wall 32 of the chamber 30 is connected to a web 34.
This web 34 is centrally mounted on the longitudinal axis 14.
The web 34 also connects to the wall 24.
As a result, surrounding the web 34 is an annular space 36.
Chamber 30 has a circumferential wall surface 38 within which is formed a plurality of spaced apart inlet openings 40.
The opening 40 are the same size as the openings 28 and are of the same number.
Generally, there will be twenty-four in number of the openings 40 which matches the twenty-four in number of the openings 28