US 7,595,688 B2
High power commutating multiple output amplifier system
Chetan Gandhi, Cerritos, Calif. (US); Stan W. Livingston, Fullerton, Calif. (US); and Reinhardt W. Krueger, Anaheim, Calif. (US)
Assigned to Raytheon Company, Waltham, Mass. (US)
Filed on Oct. 31, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/981,159.
Prior Publication US 2009/0108930 A1, Apr. 30, 2009
Int. Cl. H03F 3/68 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 330—124R  [330/295] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An amplifier system, comprising:
a power divider for diving an input RF signal into M RF signals of equal power and phase;
M low power selectable phase shifters each for phase shifting one of said M RF signals;
M high power amplifiers each coupled to one of said phase shifters;
an M×N power distribution network having M input ports and plural N output ports, and wherein said M high power amplifiers are connected to a respective one of said M input ports of the distribution network; and
a controller to adjust the phase of the M phase shifters to selectively obtain a maximum output at a desired one of said plural N output ports and a null output at all other outputs of said plural N output ports.