| 摘要 |
A Q-switched parametric cavity microwave amplifier has input and output ports for receiving an input signal and producing a switched amplified output signal. A pump signal, preferably at a harmonic of the input signal, is received through a pump signal port and provided to a pump signal cavity within a housing. The pump signal interacts with a non-linear medium to produce carriers. A frequency selective layer reflects the pump signal but permits the input signal to pass therethrough. The input signal interacts with the carriers produced in the non-linear medium to enhance the signal present within the resonant cavity for the input signal. This transfers energy from the pump signal to the lower frequency input signal. A Q-switch is positioned in series with the output waveguide to cause energy to be stored within the input signal cavity. When the Q-switch is opened, a pulse is produced representing an amplified version of the input signal.
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