Patent ID: 9306371
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: H01S,H03K

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for generating frequency-variable multi cycle digital high power microwaves (MCD-HPM), the apparatus comprising: a microwave transmission line (MTL); a plurality of thin film transmission lines (TFTL's), each TFTL being configured to store an electric charge, each TFTL being connected to the MTL by a corresponding switch, the switch being configured to discharge the corresponding TFTL and thereby introduce an energy pulse into the MTL when the switch is activated; an activation signal controller configured to apply activation signals sequentially to the switches from a plurality of outputs, each activation signal being applied to activate a single corresponding switch, the activation signal controller including a free space time delay that controls an activation timing with which the activation signals are applied to the switches, the activation timing being configured to introduce a train of energy pulses into the MTL, wherein the train of energy pulses approximates a square wave at an output microwave frequency; and a plurality of variable elements included in the activation signal controller, the variable elements being independently variable in at least one of position and orientation so as to modify the free space time delay, thereby modifying the activation timing, and thereby adjusting the output microwave frequency.