Solid-State Modulators for the International Linear Collider

Diversified Technologies, Inc. (DTI) has designed several solid-state architectures suitable for use in the International Linear Collider (ILC) modulators, including a transformer-coupled design, a hard switch, and a solid-state Marx bank. Transformer-coupled modulators for ILC have already been demonstrated by Fermilab and DESY. This paper describes DTI’s ongoing development of solid state, transformerless modulators for the ILC, including Marx Bank (Figure 1) and hard switch modulator configurations under separate DOE SBIR grants.