High Power Millimeter Wave Amplifier

Abstract

The objective of this program is to design a high power pulsed amplifier for millimeter wave operation. The development is limited to the consideration of gyrotron-type amplifiers which involve an interaction based on cyclotron resonance. The present program was preceded by a Phase I study effort which explored the feasibility of gyroklystron amplifiers with cyclotron harmonic operation. The first interim report for Phase II covered the completion of testing of the X-band gyroklystron built under the previous study program. This report describes results on the first TE11 mode gyro-TWT experiment which demonstrated some net gain. The gain figures were somewhate lower than expected due to large launching losses. At the end of this reporting period, the tube had been rebuilt with an increased length and was essentially ready for test.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA068915

Entities

People

  • A. Karp
  • A. Nordquist
  • Howard Jory
  • R. Morwood
  • S. Heji

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Bandwidth
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Contracts
  • Cyclotron Resonance
  • Dispersion Relations
  • Electron Beams
  • Frequency
  • Geometry
  • Impedance
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Microwave Tubes
  • Millimeter Waves
  • Phase Shift
  • Space Charge
  • Transmission Lines

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering

Technology Areas

  • 5G
  • 5G - DoD 5G Program
  • 5G - Internet of Things