Title :
Power combiner for high power Cherenkov devices
Author :
Elfrgani, A. ; Fuks, Mikhail I. ; Schamiloglu, Edl
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
The output power of two Cherenkov devices is combined using a circular waveguide T-junction. The microwave sources are driven by the same high voltage pulser to prevent phase difference in the outputs. This passive power combiner not only combines the power, but also outputs a Gaussian beam when a TM01-mode is used as the input. An efficient serpentine mode converter has been used as the basis of the power combiner design. A conversion efficiency of 85% with a Gaussian pattern is achieved in simulations and is described in this paper.
Keywords :
circular waveguides; convertors; power combiners; waveguide junctions; Gaussian beam; Gaussian pattern; TM01-mode; circular waveguide T-junction; efficiency 85 percent; high power Cherenkov devices; high voltage pulser; microwave sources; passive power combiner design; phase difference; serpentine mode converter; Antenna radiation patterns; Frequency measurement; Microwave devices; Microwave oscillators; Power combiners; Power generation; T-junction power combining/division; backward wave oscillator; high power Cherenkov devices; serpentine mode converter;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Electronics Conference, IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA
DOI :
10.1109/IVEC.2014.6857576
