Title :
High-power microwave generation by virtual cathode oscillator
Author :
Weihua Jiang ; Sato, Masaki ; Yatsui, Kiyoshi
Author_Institution :
Extreme Energy-Density Res. Inst., Nagaoka Univ. of Technol., Niigata, Japan
fDate :
30 June-3 July 2002
Abstract :
A new configuration of virtual cathode oscillator is proposed and tested experimentally. A resonant cavity is used to enhance the field feedback to the virtual cathode oscillation. The experiments were carried out on repetitive pulsed power generator "ETIGO-IV" (400 kV, 13 kA, 120 ns, 1 Hz). The diagnostic results have shown the peak microwave output power of ∼ 450 MW, giving peak-to-peak microwave power efficiency of 9%.
Keywords :
pulse generators; pulsed power supplies; pulsed power switches; vircators; voltage-controlled oscillators; 1 Hz; 120 ns; 13 kA; 400 kV; 450 MW; 9 percent; ETIGO-IV repetitive pulsed power generator; field feedback; high-power microwave generation; peak microwave output power; resonant cavity; virtual cathode oscillator; Cathodes; Electron beams; High power microwave generation; Microwave generation; Microwave oscillators; Power generation; Pulse generation; Resonance; Testing; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
Power Modulator Symposium, 2002 and 2002 High-Voltage Workshop. Conference Record of the Twenty-Fifth International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7540-8
DOI :
10.1109/MODSYM.2002.1189458
