Claims
- 1. An electronically controlled, frequency agile impulse radiator, comprising;
- a semiconductor substrate having at least two opposing surfaces each having a metalized electrode positioned such that electrostatic energy can be stored thereon;
- a power supply means for applying an electric field in a predetermined direction across said electrodes such that said power is stored on said metalized electrodes; and
- an optic means for triggering the discharge of said stored energy and abruptly terminating said discharge after a predetermined interval of time, said optic means comprising a laser light source, a beam splitter, and an electronically controlled rotatable mirror, said laser source directing light into said beam splitter such that a first beam is directed into a first fiber optic cable coupled to said top surface electrode, and a second beam is directed to said rotatable mirror electronically positioned such that it directs said second beam into a second fiber optic cable coupled to said bottom surface of said substrate, said second fiber being part of a fiber bundle having a predetermined amount of fibers therein, each fiber in said fiber bundle having different lengths by some predetermined amount greater than said first fiber.
GOVERNMENT INTEREST
The invention described herein may be manufactured, used, and licensed by or for the Government of the United States of America for governmental services without the payment to us of any royalty thereon.
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"Ultra-Wideband High Power Photon Triggered Frequency Independent Radiato Ser. No. 07/946,718, filed by Kim et al, Sep. 18, 1992. |
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