HIGH POWER MICROWAVE ELECTRONICS

Abstract

Progress in the build-up of a high microwave power facility culminating in a 10 megawatt peak power C-band klystron system is reported. Details are given on the design considerations for a C-band peak power enhancement device (traveling wave resonator) capable of boosting high peak powers by a large factor and making it available for use with an external load. Approaches to the microwave switching problem are discussed and progress reported on work toward a suitable switch. Results are given for a prototype low-power X-band dischargeable resonator about 1000 wavelengths long from which enhanced pulsed power was extracted by means of a fast ferrite switch. Work is also described on the design of a test cell for subjecting materials to high power densities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 02, 1961
Accession Number
AD0268733

Entities

People

  • John W. Griemsmann

Organizations

  • New York University Tandon School of Engineering

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • C Band
  • Cavity Resonators
  • Dielectrics
  • Electric Fields
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Frequency
  • Insertion Loss
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Microwave Frequency
  • Peak Power
  • Resonance
  • Spark Gaps
  • Test Equipment
  • Traveling Waves
  • X Band

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics