Efficiency Enhancement in Megawatt Level Broadband Microwave Amplifiers.

Abstract

The report covers effort expended on a theoretical and experimental investigation of methods of improving the conversion efficiency of relatively broadband linear-beam amplifiers operating at approximately 1 Mw of peak power. A design was achieved using a 'short-stack' intense- approximately 1 Mw of peak power. A design was achieved using a 'short-stack' intense-interaction cloverleaf structure; a forward-fundamental, coupled-cavity circuit. Computer-aided calculations predicted 40% minimum efficiency over a 9% bandwidth with a midband efficiency greater than 60%.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA005683

Entities

People

  • Robert J. Butwell

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Bandwidth
  • Broadband
  • Computers
  • Conversion
  • Efficiency
  • Microwave Amplifiers
  • Microwaves
  • Peak Power
  • Power

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering