Multi-stage PASOTRON experiments

Author

Garland-Ponti, E.S. ; Butler, J.M. ; Santoru, J. ; Goebel, D.M. ; Eisenhart, R.L.

Author_Institution

Hughes Res. Labs., Malibu, CA, USA

fYear

1994

fDate

11-14 Dec. 1994

Firstpage

791

Lastpage

794

Abstract

A two-stage, phase-locked backward wave oscillator was demonstrated to produce a peak output power level of 73.5 kW, which is 97.5% more power than a comparable single stage device. The X-band output frequencies range from 7.4 to 8.4-GHz, for a tunable bandwidth of 12%. The RF output pulses are 85 /spl mu/s in length. This device makes use of the novel PASOTRON (Plasma-Assisted, Slow-Wave Oscillator) technology for beam confinement to reduce the physical weight of the device, rather than using conventional magnetic beam confinement. This experimental research demonstrates the first phase locked multi-stage BWO, characterizes a BWO´s performance as a function of length and number of stages, and documents improved multi-stage oscillator performance.<>

Keywords

backward wave oscillators; microwave oscillators; phase locked oscillators; slow wave structures; 7.4 to 8.4 GHz; 73.5 kW; 85 mus; RF output pulses; X-band output frequencies; multi-stage PASOTRON; peak output power level; phase locked multi-stage BWO; physical weight reduction; plasma-assisted slow-wave oscillator technology; tunable bandwidth; two-stage phase-locked backward wave oscillator; Couplers; Electron beams; Magnetic confinement; Oscillators; Particle beams; Phased arrays; Plasma waves; Power generation; Radar countermeasures; Radio frequency;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electron Devices Meeting, 1994. IEDM '94. Technical Digest., International

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA, USA

ISSN

0163-1918

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2111-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEDM.1994.383305

Filename

383305