Characteristics of a four element gyromagnetic nonlinear transmission line array high power microwave source

Abstract

In this paper, a solid-state four element array gyromagnetic nonlinear transmission line high power microwave system is presented as well as a detailed description of its subsystems and general output capabilities. This frequency agile S-band source is easily adjusted from 2-4 GHz by way of a DC driven biasing magnetic field and is capable of generating electric fields of 7.8 kV/m at 10 m correlating to 4.2 MW of RF power with pulse repetition frequencies up to 1 kHz. Beam steering of the array at angles of ±16.7° is also demonstrated, and the associated general radiation pattern is detailed.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
May 01, 2016
Source ID
10.1063/1.4947230

Entities

People

  • A. A. Neuber
  • D. V. Reale
  • J. Dickens
  • J. T. Krile
  • Jared Johnson
  • John Mankowski
  • R. S. Garcia
  • W. H. Cravey

Organizations

  • Naval Surface Warfare Center
  • Office of Naval Research
  • Texas Tech University

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Microwave Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy