Wave transmission lines and networks – Miscellaneous – Multipactor applications
Reexamination Certificate
2004-03-03
2008-12-30
Lee, Benny (Department: 2817)
Wave transmission lines and networks
Miscellaneous
Multipactor applications
C505S204000, C505S210000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07471169
ABSTRACT:
The essence of the invention is the use of supercooled superconductors for generation of high-frequency electric oscillations. The superconductor is supercooled, i.e. in the normal phase at a temperature lower than the critical transition temperature for superconductivity, under an applied electric energy source. In such non equilibrium conditions the superconductor can have negative differential conductivity which can be used as an active medium in generators of electric (current and voltage) oscillations. Such generators can be used in the superconducing electronics. Oscillation can be modulated by the change of bias voltage, electrostatic doping by a gate electrode, or by light. When small amplitude oscillations are stabilized near to the critical temperature the generator can be used as a bolometer. The supercooled superconductors can be used also as transistors and frequency mixers. The negative differential conductivity of superconductor is created by the excess conductivity of fluctuation Cooper pairs. This behavior is predicted by the solution of the Boltzmann kinetic equation of the metastable in the normal phase Cooper pairs. Boltzmann equation for fluctuation Cooper pairs is derived as a state-of-the-art application of the microscopic theory of superconductivity.
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Mishonov Mihail Todorov
Mishonov Todor Mihaylov
Clark & Elbing LLP
K.U. Leuven Research & Development
Lee Benny
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