Title :
Photon Initiated Marxed Modulators
Author :
McDonald, Kenneth Fox
Author_Institution :
Sci-Eng Solutions, Sci-Eng Solutions, LLC, Columbia, MO
Abstract :
Sci-Eng Solutions has made significant progress toward the development of a Photon Initiated - Marxed Modulator (PIMM) designed to power two parallel klystrons with 1.6 mus, 500 kV pulses with a flattop voltage precision better than plusmn1/2%. Successful development and deployment of Photon- initiated switches and their ancillary photon source / delivery system are crucial to attaining long life, reliable operation at 120 Hz manifest to this application. The PIMM topology is equally applicable to many high power microwave applications pertinent to the directed energy arena.
Keywords :
capacitors; limiters; modulators; optical switches; photothyristors; pulse generators; Sci-Eng Solutions; capacitors; end of line clippers; flattop voltage precision; frequency 120 Hz; parallel klystrons; photon initiated Marxed modulator; photon source; photon-intiated switches; pulse forming networks; thyristor switches; time 1.6 mus; variable inductors; voltage 500 kV; Capacitance; Impedance; Inductance; Klystrons; Network topology; Optical modulation; Pulse modulation; Pulse transformers; Switches; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Power Modulator Symposium, 2006. Conference Record of the 2006 Twenty-Seventh International
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0018-X
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0019-8
DOI :
10.1109/MODSYM.2006.365260
