• DocumentCode
    2673465
  • Title

    Demonstration of a multi-megawatt 95 GHz gyrotron

  • Author

    Blank, M. ; Borchard, P. ; Cahalan, P. ; Cauffman, S. ; Felch, K.

  • Author_Institution
    Commun. & Power Ind., Palo Alto, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    2-7 Oct. 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    1
  • Abstract
    A 95 GHz gyrotron capable of generating CW power levels in excess of 2 MW is currently under development at CPI. Recently, peak output powers in excess of 1.9 MW were demonstrated with measured efficiencies of 40%. Detailed test results and future plans will be presented.
  • Keywords
    laser beam applications; laser beam effects; terahertz wave generation; terahertz wave spectra; fiber coupled; frequency swept optical beat source; high speed continuous wave terahertz generation; static optical beat sources; Cavity resonators; Electron beams; Electron tubes; Gyrotrons; Oscillators; Plasmas; Power generation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2011 36th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Houston, TX
  • ISSN
    2162-2027
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0510-6
  • Electronic_ISBN
    2162-2027
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/irmmw-THz.2011.6104955
  • Filename
    6104955