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Personal Statement
I received the Ph.D. degree in physics from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK in 2012.
As a researcher, I have experience working on a variety of research projects including gyrotron travelling wave amplifiers, plasma filled microwave sources, microwave pulse compression and free electron lasers. I have led the development of gyro-TWAs in terms of design, computational simulation techniques and laboratory experimentation. I have carried out world-leading experiments of high power broadband mm-wave/THz amplifiers that have great potential in EPR/DNP and mm-wave wireless and satellite communications. I have successfully demonstrated a world-record 88-104GHz continuously tuneable, high power (10kW) Gyro-BWO experiment (2012), and a gyro-amplifier achieving 3.4kW with a 3dB instantaneous frequency bandwidth of at least 5.5GHz at W-band (2017).
Research Interests
Broadband, high power, mm-wave/terahertz gyrotron travelling wave amplifiers for next-generation magnetic resonance spectroscopy, telecommunications, security imaging and radar; Gyrotron backward wave oscillator; Conventional travelling wave amplifiers; Electron beam generation; Beam-wave interaction, Low-pressure gas discharge; Plasma filled high power microwave sources; Free electron lasers and pulsed power technologies.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Compact Light (XLS) H2020 INFRADEV-2016-2017 | Easton, Jack
Cross, A., Robb, G., Zhang, L. & Easton, J.
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/10/20 → 1/04/24
Project: Research - Internally Allocated
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Terahertz High-Harmonic Gyrotron Oscillator By Using Metasurface Cylindrical Cavity (Newton Advanced Fellowship - Prof Chao-Hai Du)
28/03/18 → 27/09/22
Project: Research Fellowship
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Design, simulation, and cold test of a W-band double nonparallel staggered grating backward wave oscillator
Zhang, J., Alfadhl, Y., Chen, X., Zhang, L. & Cross, A. W., 5 Aug 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices. p. 1-5 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Free-electron-driven vortex Smith-Purcell radiation with higher-order topological charge
Zhang, Z-W., Du, C-H., Gao, Z-C., Li, F-H., Zhu, J-F., Zhang, L., Cross, A. W. & Liu, P-K., 16 Jun 2022, 2022 Photonics & Electromagnetics Research Symposium (PIERS). Piscataway, NJ: IEEE, p. 725-728 4 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution book
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Datasets
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Data for project: 'Sheet electron beam vacuum electronic devices for the generation of high power THz radiation'
Zhang, L. (Creator) & Cross, A. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 15 Apr 2021
DOI: 10.15129/f66e53b5-be1e-40b8-a0a7-9de9550dc8dd
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Data for: "Magnetron Injection Gun for high-power gyroklystron"
Zhang, L. (Creator), Cross, A. (Owner) & Nix, L. (Contributor), University of Strathclyde, 1 Jun 2021
DOI: 10.15129/48f5ca92-c244-4426-95d8-24a22fb60e08
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Prizes
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20th International Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC 2019) Best Poster Award
Zhang, Liang (Recipient), 1 May 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Study of millimeter-wave undulators for compact X-ray free-electron lasers
Liang Zhang (Speaker)
25 Jul 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Characteristics of pseudospark-sourced beam and its application in thz sources
Liang Zhang (Speaker)
16 Sep 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk