John F Prorok

US Patent:

7239268, Jul 3, 2007

Filed:

Sep 5, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/235215

Inventors:

Stuart D. Albert - Bricktown NJ, US
John F. Prorok - Neptune NJ, US
Joan Skudera, legal representative - Oceanport NJ, US

Assignee:

The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army - Washington DC

International Classification:

G01S 7/28
G01S 13/00

US Classification:

342202, 342118, 342134, 342175, 342195, 398 79, 398 80, 398140, 398141, 398146, 398173, 398178, 398179

Abstract:

The number of power amplifiers required to amplify a plurality of transmission signals is reduced by using non-linear transmission lines (NTL) circuits. In general, a “combining” NTL circuit is used to combine the plurality of transmission signals to form a soliton pulse. The soliton pulse is then amplified such that each of its component transmission signals are amplified. A “dividing” NTL circuit is then used to divide the amplified soliton pulse into its component amplified transmission signals. The amplified transmission signals can therefore be transmitted over a communications channel without requiring a separate power amplifier for each.