DocumentCode :
3328609
Title :
High power X-band fast ferroelectric switch
Author :
Gold, S.H. ; Shchelkunov, S.V. ; Yakovlev, V.P. ; Hirshfield, J.L.
Author_Institution :
Beam Phys. Branch, Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
fYear :
2010
fDate :
20-24 June 2010
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
1
Abstract :
Summary form only given. The initial tests of an active high-power X-band microwave switch are planned. The switch is designed to be the key element of either a Resonant Delay Line Pulse Compression System or a Delay Line Distribution System. The device works at a frequency of 11.4 GHz and is designed to handle peak power levels of up to ~ 500 MW. It employs ultra-fast, electrically-controlled ferroelectric elements that are fabricated from the recently developed BST (M), ver. 3 ceramic, whose intrinsic response time is ~10-30 nsec. In the tests, the switch will be part of an active pulse compressor fed by ~10 MW pulses provided by the X-band Magnicon operated at NRL. The pulse compressor is designed to deliver a power gain of ~10, and thus should be capable of generating up to 100 MW at its output. The results of the tests and related issues will be presented.
Keywords :
ferroelectric devices; plasma switches; X-band magnicon; active pulse compressor; delay line distribution system; frequency 11.4 GHz; high power X-band fast ferroelectric switch; high-power X-band microwave switch; resonant delay line pulse compression system; ultrafast electrically-controlled ferroelectric elements; Binary search trees; Ceramics; Delay lines; Ferroelectric materials; Frequency; Microwave devices; Pulse compression methods; Resonance; Switches; Testing;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Plasma Science, 2010 Abstracts IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Norfolk, VA
ISSN :
0730-9244
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5474-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0730-9244
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/PLASMA.2010.5533972
Filename :
5533972
Link To Document :
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