Superconducting cavity coupler

• US 10,448,496 B2
• Filed: 09/28/2016
• Issued: 10/15/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fermi Research Alliance, LLC
• Original Assignee: Fermi Research Alliance, LLC
• Inventors: Kazakov, Sergey
• Primary Examiner(s): Wartalowicz, Paul A
• Application Number:
  US15/278,299
• Publication Number:
  US 20170093012A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,112 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H01P 5/103 Hollow-waveguide/coaxial-line transitions
• CPC Class Codes: H01P 7/06 Cavity resonators
• CPC Class Codes: H05H 7/20 with superconductive walls

Abstract

A cavity coupler comprising of an outer coupler body, at least one shield formed inside the outer coupler body wherein the relationship between the shield and the outer coupler body form at least one chamber, an antenna configured to provide a radio frequency signal, and a flange for connecting the cavity coupler to a superconducting cavity. In an embodiment, the outer coupler body is formed of stainless steel. In an embodiment, the at least one shield is formed of copper.

Claims

1. A cavity coupler comprising:

an outer coupler body;

at least one shield formed inside said outer coupler body, wherein the at least one shield is isolated from the outer coupler body, and wherein the relationship between the at least one shield and the outer coupler body form at least two chambers;

an antenna configured to provide a radio frequency signal; and

a flange for connecting said cavity coupler to a superconducting cavity.

2. The cavity coupler of claim 1 wherein said at least one shield comprises three shields.

3. The cavity coupler of claim 2 wherein said three shields overlap.

4. The cavity coupler of claim 3 wherein said three shields further comprise:

a first shield connected to a first end of said outer body;

a second shield connected to a thermal intercept, wherein a first end of said second shield overlaps a second end of said first shield; and

a third shield connected to a second end of said outer body, wherein a first end of said third shield overlaps a second end of said second shield.

5. The cavity coupler of claim 1 wherein the at least one shield is formed of solid copper.

6. The cavity coupler of claim 1 further comprising:

a first disk; and

a second disk, wherein said first disk and said second disk overlap in order to prevent a line of sight through said cavity coupler to an RF window.

7. The cavity coupler of claim 1 wherein the cavity coupler comprises a coaxial cavity coupler.

8. A system for coupling a cavity to a source, said system comprising:

an outer coupler body;

at least one shield formed inside said outer coupler body, wherein the at least one shield is isolated from the outer coupler body, and wherein the relationship between the at least one shield and the outer coupler body form at least two chambers;

an antenna configured to provide a radio frequency signal; and

a flange for connecting said cavity coupler to a superconducting cavity.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein said at least one shield comprises three shields.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein said three shields overlap.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein said three shields further comprise:

a first shield connected to a first end of said outer body;

a second shield connected to a thermal intercept, wherein a first end of said second shield overlaps a second end of said first shield; and

a third shield connected to a second end of said outer body, wherein a first end of said third shield overlaps a second end of said second shield.

12. The system of claim 8 wherein the at least one shield is formed of solid copper.

13. The system of claim 8 further comprising:

a first disk; and

a second disk, wherein said first disk and said second disk overlap in order to prevent a line of sight through said cavity coupler to an RF window.

14. The system of claim 8 wherein the cavity coupler comprises a coaxial cavity coupler.