HI In the case of a magic Tee or a normal power splitter (both passive devices), the current will not be limited by the combiner or the source. With a proper combiner, the source will always be running into 50 ohms. You will indeed get 6 db in the in phase sum case.
Bob On Oct 8, 2014, at 4:46 PM, Dr. David Kirkby (Kirkby Microwave Ltd) <[email protected]> wrote: > On 8 Oct 2014 20:26, "Bob Camp" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi >> >> It’s called injection locking. The two oscillators (or what ever) lock up > at exactly the same frequency and some arbitrary phase. Depending on the > amplitude and phase at the sum point, the result can be anything from +6 db > to zero power. Anything that oscillates can injection lock if given the > right feedback at the right point. >> >> The gotcha is that they are at the same frequency, so they add as > voltages rather than power. In phase, equal amplitude, you get 6 db more > power. Exactly 180 degrees out of phase and exactly equal power and you get > nothing (no power at all) at the sum point. Off by a fraction of a degree > or a fraction of a db and you still get roughly 6 db in the zero degree > case. > > But while voltages could double, that is not going to happen if something > limits the current. > >> Bob > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
