Title :
Fabrication and testing of the 0.650 THz helical BWO
Author :
Dayton, James A., Jr. ; Kory, Carol L. ; Mearini, Gerald T. ; Malta, Dean ; Lueck, Matthew ; Vancil, Bernard
Author_Institution :
Teraphysics Corp., Cleveland, OH, USA
Abstract :
Teraphysics Corporation has assembled and tested a 0.65 THz backward wave oscillator (BWO) with a helical slow wave circuit. The helix is a coil of gold wire, which is smaller in outside diameter than a human hair. It is supported by a thin diamond sheet and mounted within a micromilled copper block.
Keywords :
backward wave oscillators; coils; diamond; gold; milling; slow wave structures; submillimetre wave oscillators; terahertz wave devices; testing; wires (electric); Au; C-Cu; Teraphysics Corporation; backward wave oscillator; frequency 0.65 THz; gold wire; helical BWO; helical slow wave circuit; helix coil; human hair; micromilled copper block mounting; thin diamond sheet; Anodes; Cathodes; Diamond-like carbon; Electron tubes; Fabrication; Magnetic circuits; Oscillators; BWO; CVD diamond; THz; helical slow wave circuit; lithography; microfabrication;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC), 2012 IEEE Thirteenth International
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0188-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0187-9
DOI :
10.1109/IVEC.2012.6262063
