Energy Extraction from an Oversized Cavity through a Package of Interference Switches with Summation of the Output Signals.

It was shown experimentally that the pulse power output of a resonant microwave compressor with an oversized cavity and an interference switch used for energy extraction could be increased using a package of interference switches with summation of the output signals instead of a single switch. The use of two switches for energy extraction provided an almost twofold increase in the output signal power and a corresponding (almost twofold) decrease in the signal duration. It is shown that energy extraction through four switches with signal summation is possible. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]