Title :
Development of a C-band harmonic amplifier
Author :
Ceperley, P.H. ; Velazco, J.E.
Author_Institution :
Microwave Technol. Inc., Fairfax, VA, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given, as follows. We report on the status of a harmonic amplifier experiment being jointly conducted by Microwave Technologies Inc. and George Mason University. In this experiment a new resonator concept is used to provide scanning modulation to a 7 kV, 100 mA electron beam. The scanned beam is injected into a TM/sub 110/ extended-interaction cavity to efficiently produce C-band output radiation. We will present the latest results of this research, which has resulted in a prototype designed and assembled in our laboratories. The HARA has the potential to be very compact and does not require a beam focusing system making it well suited for applications where size, weight and efficiency are critical.
Keywords :
microwave amplifiers; travelling wave amplifiers; 100 mA; 4 to 8 GHz; 7 kV; C-band harmonic amplifier; C-band output radiation; HARA; electron beam; extended-interaction cavity; resonator concept; scanning modulation; Assembly; Electron beams; Laboratories; Microwave amplifiers; Microwave oscillators; Microwave technology; Missiles; Optical modulation; Optical reflection; Prototypes;
Conference_Titel :
Plasma Science, 2002. ICOPS 2002. IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts. The 29th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Banff, Alberta, Canada
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7407-X
DOI :
10.1109/PLASMA.2002.1030407
