Amplifier
OwnerIsaiah Watas Cox, Stuart Harbroninventors
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Abstract
In general terms, the present invention is an amplifier based on a diode device in which the separation of the electrodes controls the magnitude of the current flowing through the diode. The amplifier of the present invention comprises an emitter electrode separated from a collector electrode by a distance; one or more positioning elements in contact with either or both electrodes to control the magnitude of the distance; a heater element in thermal contact with the emitter electrode; a controller element having an electrical input to be amplified in electrical contact with the positioning elements so as to control the magnitude of the distance; and an amplified output between the collector and the emitter.
Claims20
An amplifier comprising:
- (a) an emitter electrode;
- (b) a heater element in thermal contact with said emitter electrode;
- (c) a collector electrode separated from said emitter electrode by a distance;
- (d) one or more positioning elements in contact with either or both electrodes, whereby the magnitude of the distance may be adjusted;
- (e) a voltage means providing a voltage bias across said electrodes;
- (f) an electrical input signal to be amplified, in electrical contact with said one or more positioning elements so as to modulate the magnitude of the distance;
- (g) an electrical amplified output formed between said collector and said emitter.
A method for amplifying an electrical signal comprising the steps of:
- (a) applying said electrical signal to one or more positioning elements in contact with either or both electrodes of a gap diode, causing the distance between said electrodes to vary in accordance with said signal;
- (b) forming an amplified electrical output between a collector and an emitter electrode of said gap diode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.