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Granted Patent B2
US 12,603,406 · App. 18/385,298 · Granted Apr 14, 2026

Microwave-frequency power transmission window assembly including tubes having an oblique planar cross section for supporting an optical plate therebetween

Inventors: Philippe Denis (Velizy Villacoublay, FR); Yann Mathe (Velizy Villacoublay, FR)
Assignee: THALES
H01P1/08H01P5/02H01P5/082
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Patent No.
US 12,603,406
App. No.
18/385,298
Granted
Apr 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A microwave-frequency power-transmission window assembly includes a microwave-frequency power-transmission window comprising: two tubes each having two parallel oblique planar cross sections, one oblique planar cross section being non-perpendicular to the central axis of the tube and being of constant thickness in the oblique planar cross section; and an optical plate assembled between the two respective ends of the two tubes positioned facing one another; a tubular extension element extending the microwave-frequency power-transmission window; two centring rings that centre the microwave-frequency power-transmission window in the tubular extension element; and an external housing equipped with two transparent portions positioned at the ends of the microwave-frequency power-transmission window tubular extension element.

Claims (10)

1 . A microwave-frequency power-transmission window assembly comprising:

a microwave-frequency power-transmission window comprising:

two tubes each having two parallel oblique planar cross sections, at least one of the two parallel oblique planar cross sections being non-perpendicular to a central axis of the respective tube and being of constant thickness in the oblique planar cross section thereof;

and

an optical plate assembled between the respective ends of the two tubes positioned facing one another;

an extension tube for extending the microwave-frequency power-transmission window;

two centering rings that center the microwave-frequency power-transmission window in the extension tube; and

an external housing equipped with two transparent portions positioned at the ends of the extension tube.

2 . The microwave-frequency power-transmission window assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the optical plate is made of diamond or of quartz or of sapphire or of glass.

3 . The microwave-frequency power-transmission window assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the microwave-frequency power-transmission window is a Brewster window in which the oblique planar cross section is such that the angle between the central axis of the respective tube and a normal to the oblique planar cross section is 67.22°.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 14, 2024
From: DENIS, PHILIPPE; MATHE, YANN
To: THALES
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Priority Claims (1)
FR 2211663 · Nov 9, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240154291A1 · May 9, 2024
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