A TE{sub 21} second-harmonic gyrotron backward-wave oscillator with slotted structure
- Department of Physics, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan (China)
Second-harmonic gyrotron backward-wave oscillator (gyro-BWO) with a reduced magnetic field strength is a tunable source in the millimeter wave regime, but it has long been impeded by the severe mode competition as a result of low efficiency and narrow bandwidth. This study employs a slotted structure functioning as a mode selective circuit to suppress the lower order transverse modes. In addition, a two-step tapered waveguide is adopted to stabilize the higher-order transverse modes and axial modes. Some important characteristics of the slotted gyro-BWO will be analyzed and discussed. As a calculated result, the interaction efficiency is improved and the stable tuning range is broadened. A stable, Ka-band, slotted second-harmonic gyro-BWO is capable of producing an efficiency of 23% with a 3 dB tuning bandwidth of 9% at 5 A and 100 kV.
- OSTI ID:
- 21072710
- Journal Information:
- Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 14, Issue 12; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2816984; (c) 2007 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1070-664X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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