GENERATION OF HIGH-FREQUENCY, HIGH-POWER ELECTRICAL SIGNALS FROM LOW-FREQUENCY, LOW-POWER LATTICE NETWORK STRUCTURES AS SOURCES

摘要

An apparatus (100, 100a-g, 200) and method for outputting high-frequency, high-power signals from low-frequency, low-power input is disclosed. The apparatus (100, 100a-g, 200) and method may provide a two-dimensional nonlinear lattice (100, 100a-g) having a plurality of inductors (102, 102a-f) and voltage-dependent capacitors (104, 104a-f) intersecting at a plurality of nodes (106, 106a-f). Two or more adjacent boundaries of the nonlinear lattice (100, 100a-g) may be provided with input signals which constructively interfere to output a signal of substantially higher amplitude and higher frequency than those of the input signals.