Preliminary Study Of Cusptron Amplifier

J. Y. Choe; K. Boulais; V. Ayres; W. Namkung; H. Uhm

doi:10.1117/12.951790

25 July 1989 Preliminary Study Of Cusptron Amplifier

J. Y. Choe, K. Boulais, V. Ayres, W. Namkung, H. Uhm

Proceedings Volume 1061, Microwave and Particle Beam Sources and Directed Energy Concepts; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.951790
Event: OE/LASE '89, 1989, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

The cusptron microwave tube concept is under development at NSWC as a compact high power device using the harmonic frequency generating scheme by an axis-rotating beam and a multivane circuit. Sixth and fourth harmonic frequencies have been independently generated with electronic efficiencies of approximately 10%. With this successful oscillator mode of operation, the cusptron is now being converted to an amplifier. The input and output couplers are one-turn loops located in different vanes. A TWT operating 4.0-8.0 GHz will be used as an RF driver. In this paper, we will present theoretical and experimental studies on the cusptron amplifier with a 30-50 keV, axis-rotating electron beam and a six-vane circuit.

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J. Y. Choe, K. Boulais, V. Ayres, W. Namkung, and H. Uhm "Preliminary Study Of Cusptron Amplifier", Proc. SPIE 1061, Microwave and Particle Beam Sources and Directed Energy Concepts, (25 July 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.951790

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