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 micro wave compressor with an oversized cavity and an interference switch used fo r energy extraction could be increased using a package of interference swit ches with summation of the output signals instead of a single switch. The u se of two switches for energy extraction provided an almost twofold increas e in the output signal power and a corresponding (almost twofold) decrease in the signal duration. It is shown that energy extraction through four swi tches with signal summation is possible. (C) 2000 MAIK "Nauka / Interperiod ica".