CYCLOTRON-WAVE AMPLIFICATION USING SIMULTANEOUS RF COUPLING AND DC PUMPING

Abstract

Presented is a new wideband cyclotron-wave amplifier which uses simultaneous RF coupling and dc pumping. A single quadrifilar helix is operated so that its -1 mode is synchronous with the fast cyclotron wave over the full helix passband. This coincides with the condition for dc pumping when quadrupolar dc voltages are applied to the four helix wires. The one helix then serves simultaneously as dc pump structure and as slow wave structure to couple rf energy into and out of the beam waves. A detailed analysis of simultaneous pumping and coupling is developed, using appropriate coupled-mode equations. Expressions for gain, bandwidth, and noise figure are presented in terms of practical tube parameters, especially for the case of a hollow beam in a helix with concentric inner conductor.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0404618

Entities

People

  • Shing Mao

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bandwidth
  • Cyclotron Waves
  • Differential Equations
  • Electric Fields
  • Electron Beams
  • Electron Guns
  • Electron Tubes
  • Electronics
  • Electronics Laboratories
  • Equations
  • Frequency Bands
  • Microwave Tubes
  • Parametric Amplifiers
  • Phase Velocity
  • Traveling Wave Tubes
  • Traveling Waves
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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