Compact high‐power millimetre wave sources driven by pseudospark‐sourced electron beams. Issue 11 (21st June 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yin, Huabi; Zhang, Liang; Xie, Jie; Ronald, Kevin; He, Wenlong; Shu, Guoxiang; Zhao, Junping; Yin, Yong; Chen, Xiaodong; Alfadhl, Yasir; Phelps, Alan D.R.; Cross, Adrian W.
• Is Part Of: IET microwaves, antennas & propagation. Volume 13:Issue 11(2019)
• Page Start: 1794
• Page End: 1798
• Publication Date: 2019-06-21
• Subjects: masers -- electron beams -- backward wave oscillators -- sparks -- millimetre wave oscillators; compact high‐power millimetre wave sources -- pseudospark‐sourced electron beams -- pseudospark discharge -- interaction oscillators -- sheet beam EIOs -- G‐bands -- pencil beam backward wave oscillators -- pencil beam Cherenkov maser -- Ka‐band -- sheet electron beam -- W‐band -- BWO -- frequency 75.0 GHz to 110.0 GHz; Microwaves -- Periodicals; Microwave antennas -- Periodicals; Antennas (Electronics) -- Periodicals; Radio wave propagation -- Periodicals; Microwave communication systems -- Periodicals; 621.381305
• DOI: 10.1049/iet-map.2018.6190
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1751-8725

Abstract

Abstract : This article presents the demonstration of several compact millimetre wave sources driven both by a pencil or sheet electron beam from a pseudospark (PS) discharge. The millimetre wave sources include two pencil beam extended interaction oscillators (EIO) in W‐band (75–110 GHz), two sheet beam EIOs in W‐ and G‐bands, two pencil beam backward wave oscillators (BWO) in W‐ and G‐bands, and one pencil beam Cherenkov maser in Ka‐band. These devices can generate up to kilowatts of output power, which are very attractive for many important applications.