Photon Initiated Marxed Modulators

Author

McDonald, Kenneth Fox

Author_Institution

Sci-Eng Solutions, Sci-Eng Solutions, LLC, Columbia, MO

fYear

2006

fDate

14-18 May 2006

Firstpage

364

Lastpage

367

Abstract

Sci-Eng Solutions has made significant progress toward the development of a Photon Initiated - Marxed Modulator (PIMM) designed to power two parallel klystrons with 1.6 mus, 500 kV pulses with a flattop voltage precision better than plusmn1/2%. Successful development and deployment of Photon- initiated switches and their ancillary photon source / delivery system are crucial to attaining long life, reliable operation at 120 Hz manifest to this application. The PIMM topology is equally applicable to many high power microwave applications pertinent to the directed energy arena.

Keywords

capacitors; limiters; modulators; optical switches; photothyristors; pulse generators; Sci-Eng Solutions; capacitors; end of line clippers; flattop voltage precision; frequency 120 Hz; parallel klystrons; photon initiated Marxed modulator; photon source; photon-intiated switches; pulse forming networks; thyristor switches; time 1.6 mus; variable inductors; voltage 500 kV; Capacitance; Impedance; Inductance; Klystrons; Network topology; Optical modulation; Pulse modulation; Pulse transformers; Switches; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Modulator Symposium, 2006. Conference Record of the 2006 Twenty-Seventh International

Conference_Location

Arlington, VA

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0018-X

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-0019-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MODSYM.2006.365260

Filename

4216212