Title :
The development of a diamond switch for RF pulse compression systems
Author :
Xu, Xiaoxi ; Schein, Jochen ; Qi, Niansheng ; Prasad, Rahul R. ; Krishnan, Mahadevan ; Fumihiko, Tamura ; Tantawi, Sami G.
Author_Institution :
Alameda Appl. Sci. Corp., San Leandro, CA, USA
fDate :
2/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The use of a diamond RF switch for super-highpower microwave/millimeter wave generation has been evaluated. An X-band chemical vapor deposition (CVD) diamond window package was theoretically analyzed, designed, and built. Thirty-eight percent of an injected microwave signal with a frequency of 11.424 GHz was reflected from a 100-μm thick, 22-mm-diameter CVD diamond window when activated by a 160-mJ, 266-nm Nd:YAG laser. The details of the CVD diamond window design and experimental results are presented. The results have high application potential for building super-high-power microwave systems
Keywords :
diamond; microwave amplifiers; pulse compression; 11.424 GHz; 160 mJ; 266 nm; C; CVD diamond window; RF compression; RF pulse compression systems; X-band chemical vapor deposition; diamond RF switch; diamond switch; diamond window package; injected microwave signal reflection; microwave amplifier; super-high-power microwave systems; super-highpower microwave/millimeter wave generation; Chemical analysis; Chemical lasers; Chemical vapor deposition; Laser theory; Microwave generation; Packaging; Pulse compression methods; Radio frequency; Switches; Windows;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
