Title :
Output analysis of a coaxial virtual cathode oscillator [vircator]
Author :
Lin, Ming-Chieh ; Huang, Kuo-Hua
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Fu Jen Univ., Taipei, Taiwan
Abstract :
Summary form only given. In this work, a coaxial virtual cathode oscillator (vircator) has been investigated. Horn antennas are widely used in the output of high power microwave tubes. The output characteristics of a vircator circular horn antenna with TM mode operations are studied. A 3D model has been constructed using the finite-element code, HFSS, and the numerical results have been carried out after time consuming simulations. The calculated far-field patterns of TE11 and TM01 modes for the vircator output are presented.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; finite element analysis; horn antennas; vircators; FEM 3D model; TE11 mode operation; TM01 mode operation; antenna TM mode operation; coaxial virtual cathode oscillator; far-field patterns; vircator circular horn antenna; vircator output analysis; Cathodes; Coaxial components; Current density; Electrons; High power microwave generation; Horn antennas; Microwave generation; Microwave oscillators; Nanotechnology; Physics;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Electronics Conference, 2004. IVEC 2004. Fifth IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8261-7
DOI :
10.1109/IVELEC.2004.1316262