APPLIED RESEARCH ON A HIGH-POWER MILLIMETER-WAVE GENERATOR

Abstract

Investigations were continued to demonstrate the feasibility of developing a backward-wave oscillator capable of generating 100 kw peak power and 1000 watts average power at 100 gc. A beam tester was completed and tested at voltages to 35 kv. Beam transmission of 95.5% was achieved through a 70 mil diameter drift tube 1 in. long by using auxiliary magnets to cancel leakage magnetic field in the region of the cathode. A new anode with an internal flux shield was designed to reduce the stray fields in the cathode region to an acceptable value. A thin mica window was successfully sealed by compression between two copper washers. A silicon carbide waveguide termination 0.77 in. long was developed with a reflection coefficient under 30% from 7085 gc. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 13, 1961
Accession Number
AD0268517

Entities

People

  • James W. Sedin

Organizations

  • Watkins-Johnson Company

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Backward Wave Oscillators
  • Carbides
  • Coefficients
  • Compound Semiconductors
  • Compression
  • Diameters
  • Generators
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Millimeter Waves
  • Oscillators
  • Peak Power
  • Power
  • Reflection
  • Silicon
  • Silicon Carbide
  • Waveguides

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering

Technology Areas

  • 5G