Generation of 3 GW microwave pulses in X-band from a combination of a relativistic backward-wave oscillator and a helical-waveguide compressor

V. L. Bratman; G. G. Denisov; N. G. Kolganov; S. V. Mishakin; S. V. Samsonov; A. W. Cross; W. He; L. Zhang; M. McStravick; C. G. Whyte; A. R. Young; K. Ronald; C. W. Robertson; A. D. R. Phelps

doi:10.1063/1.3505825

Generation of 3 GW microwave pulses in X-band from a combination of a relativistic backward-wave oscillator and a helical-waveguide compressor

V. L. Bratman, G. G. Denisov, N. G. Kolganov, S. V. Mishakin, S. V. Samsonov, A. W. Cross, W. He, L. Zhang, M. McStravick, C. G. Whyte, A. R. Young, K. Ronald, C. W. Robertson, A. D. R. Phelps

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Abstract

The phenomenon of passive compression of frequency-modulated (FM) pulses in a dispersive media (DM) was used to increase the peak microwave power up to the multigigawatt level A helically corrugated waveguide was used as the DM, while a relativistic X-band backward-wave oscillator (RBWO) with a descending-during-the-pulse accelerating voltage served as a source of FM pulses Compression of pulses down to a halfwidth of 2 2 ns accompanied by a 4 5-fold power increase up to a value of about 3 2 GW has been demonstrated.

Original language	English
Article number	110703
Number of pages	3
Journal	Physics of Plasmas
Volume	17
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3505825
Publication status	Published - Nov 2010

Keywords

backward wave oscillators
microwave generation
pulse compression
helical waveguides
dispersive media
compressors

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High Power MM And Sub-MM Wave Amplifiers For High Frequency ESR/DNP, High Resolution Radar and Remote Sensing
Phelps, A., Cross, A., Ronald, K. & Donaldson, C.
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/04/09 → 31/03/13
Project: Research
Compression of frequency modulated pulses using a high order helically corrugated waveguide
Cross, A., Phelps, A., Ronald, K. & Zhang, L.
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/10/06 → 30/09/10
Project: Research
Wave dispersion measurement of helically corrugated waveguides using Vector Network Analyser
Phelps, A., Cross, A., Ronald, K. & Whyte, C.
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/10/05 → 28/02/09
Project: Research

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Periodic GW level microwave pulses in X-band from a combination of a relativistic backward wave oscillator and a helical waveguide compressor
Macinnes, P., Bratman, V. L., Zhang, L., Denisov, G. G., He, W., Kolganov, N. G., Mcstravick, M., Mishakin, S. V., Robertson, C. W., Samsonov, S. V., Whyte, C. G., Young, A. R., Ronald, K., Phelps, A. D. R. & Cross, A. W., 13 Feb 2018, 2017 IEEE 21st International Conference on Pulsed Power, PPC. Piscataway, N.J.: IEEE, 4 p. 8291306
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Bratman, V. L., Denisov, G. G., Kolganov, N. G., Mishakin, S. V., Samsonov, S. V., Cross, A. W., He, W., Zhang, L., McStravick, M., Whyte, C. G., Young, A. R., Ronald, K., Robertson, C. W., & Phelps, A. D. R. (2010). Generation of 3 GW microwave pulses in X-band from a combination of a relativistic backward-wave oscillator and a helical-waveguide compressor. Physics of Plasmas, 17(11), Article 110703. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3505825

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Generation of 3 GW microwave pulses in X-band from a combination of a relativistic backward-wave oscillator and a helical-waveguide compressor

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High Power MM And Sub-MM Wave Amplifiers For High Frequency ESR/DNP, High Resolution Radar and Remote Sensing

Compression of frequency modulated pulses using a high order helically corrugated waveguide

Wave dispersion measurement of helically corrugated waveguides using Vector Network Analyser

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Periodic GW level microwave pulses in X-band from a combination of a relativistic backward wave oscillator and a helical waveguide compressor

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