Power divider/combiner having wide-angle microwave lenses

An apparatus for amplifying a microwave source signal, said apparatus comprising:

• an input port for receiving and transmitting microwave signals;
• a divider having an input and a plurality of outputs for dividing a signal into a plurality of signals equal in amplitude and phase, the input of the divider coupled to the input port;
• a plurality of dividing ports, each of said dividing ports coupled to a respective output of the divider;
• a plurality of amplifier modules, each amplifier module having an input and an output, the input of each amplifier module coupled to a respective dividing port;
• a plurality of combining ports, each of said combining ports coupled to the output of a respective amplifier module;
• a combiner having a plurality of inputs and an output for combining a plurality of signals into a larger amplitude signal, each input of the combiner coupled to a respective combining port;
• and
• an output port for receiving and transmitting microwave signals, said output port coupled to the output of the combiner;
• wherein
• each amplifier module comprises:
• a housing defining first and second openings, said first and second openings sized to match a dividing and a combining port, respectively, said housing also defining a seat;
• a cover for enclosing the first and second openings, said cover sized to fit over a rear side of the housing;
• and
• an amplifier having an input and an output for receiving a signal, amplifying the signal, and outputting the amplified signal, the amplifier mounted on the seat of the housing.

An apparatus for amplifying a microwave source signal, said apparatus comprising:

• a first microstrip patch Rotman lens having an input and a plurality of outputs for dividing a signal on said input into a plurality of equal phase and amplitude signals on said outputs, said input coupled to receive the microwave source signal;
• a first plurality of amplifiers, each amplifier having an input and an output, the input of each amplifier coupled to a respective output of the first lens;
• and
• a second microstrip patch Rotman lens having a plurality of inputs and an output, for combining the signals received on said plurality of inputs into a combined signal on said output, each of said inputs coupled to the output of a respective amplifier;
• wherein the first lens and the second lens comprises a lens body and constraining elements that are fabricated in printed circuit board.

An apparatus for amplifying a microwave source signal, said apparatus comprising:

• a first microstrip patch Rotman lens having an input and a plurality of outputs for dividing a signal on said input into a plurality of equal phase and amplitude signals on said outputs, said input coupled to receive the microwave source signal;
• a first plurality of amplifiers, each amplifier having an input and an output, the input of each amplifier coupled to a respective output of the first lens;
• and
• a second microstrip patch Rotman lens having a plurality of inputs and an output, for combining the signals received on said plurality of inputs into a combined signal on said output, each of said inputs coupled to the output of a respective amplifier;
• wherein the first lens and the second lens comprise a lens body and constraining elements that are fabricated of microstrip and stripline.

An apparatus for amplifying a microwave source signal, said apparatus comprising:

• a first microstrip patch Rotman lens having an input and a plurality of outputs for dividing a signal on said input into a plurality of equal phase and amplitude signals on said outputs, said input coupled to receive the microwave source signal;
• a first plurality of amplifiers, each amplifier having an input and an output, the input of each amplifier coupled to a respective output of the first lens;
• and
• a second microstrip path Rotman lens having a plurality of inputs and an output, for combining the signals received on said plurality of inputs into a combined signal on said output, each of said inputs coupled to the output of a respective amplifier;
• wherein the first lens and the second lens are positioned in parallel planes.

An apparatus for amplifying a microwave source signal, said apparatus comprising:

• a first microstrip path Rotman lens having an input and a plurality of outputs for dividing a signal on said input into a plurality of equal phase and amplitude signals on said outputs, said input coupled to receive the microwave source signal;
• a first plurality of amplifiers, each amplifier having an input and an output, the input of each amplifier coupled to a respective output of the first lens;
• and
• a second microstrip patch Rotman lens having a plurality of inputs and an output, for combining the signals received on said plurality of inputs into a combined signal on said output, each of said inputs coupled to the output of a respective amplifier;
• wherein each amplifier comprises:
• a dividing lens having an input and a plurality of outputs for dividing a signal on said input into a plurality of equal phase and amplitude signals on said output;
• a second plurality of amplifiers, each amplifier in said second plurality of amplifiers having an input and an output, the input of each amplifier coupled to a respective output of the dividing lens;
• and
• a combining lens having a plurality of inputs and an output, for combining the signals received on said plurality of inputs into a combined signal on said output, each of said inputs coupled to the output of a respective amplifier in the second plurality of amplifiers.