DocumentCode
2004405
Title
Interaction simulations of two 650 GHz BWOs using MAFIA
Author
Kory, Carol L. ; Dayton, James A., Jr.
Author_Institution
Teraphysics Corp., Cleveland, OH
fYear
2008
fDate
22-24 April 2008
Firstpage
390
Lastpage
391
Abstract
Teraphysics Corp. is currently developing two novel, 650 GHz backward wave oscillators (BWOs). The computations of BWO output power have depended on the classic literature for a round electron beam in a helical structure [1, 2]. This may not be directly applicable to these novel devices. Therefore, we have computed the performance of biplanar interdigital, and helical BWOs using the 3D particle-in-cell (PIC) code, MAFIA. The results indicate MAFIA simulations are in fairly good agreement with the classic approximations.
Keywords
backward wave oscillators; 3D particle-in-cell code; MAFIA simulation; backward wave oscillators; biplanar interdigital BWO; helical structure; round electron beam; Circuit simulation; Computational modeling; Coupling circuits; Electron beams; Fingers; Impedance; Magnetic analysis; Oscillators; Power generation; Voltage; BWO; MAFIA; THz; backward wave oscillator; biplanar interdigital; helix; sub-mm wave;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Vacuum Electronics Conference, 2008. IVEC 2008. IEEE International
Conference_Location
Monterey, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-1715-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IVELEC.2008.4556363
Filename
4556363
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