Title :
200 GHz BWO experiment with a pseudospark-sourced electron beam
Author :
Yin, He ; Bowes, D. ; He, Wei ; Cross, Adrian W. ; Ronald, Kevin ; Phelps, Alan D. R. ; Liu, Guo-Ping ; Chen, Xia ; Li, Di-Jie
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
Abstract :
Experimental results are presented of the first successful low-terahertz region operation of a pseudospark-driven backward wave oscillator (BWO) in the frequency range of 140 GHz to 220 GHz. The experiment agrees well with 3D particle-in-cell numerical simulations.
Keywords :
backward wave oscillators; electron beams; numerical analysis; 3D particle in cell; BWO experiment; frequency 140 GHz to 220 GHz; frequency range; low terahertz region operation; numerical simulations; pseudospark driven backward wave oscillator; pseudospark sourced electron beam; Anodes; Cathodes; Discharges (electric); Electron beams; Fault location; BWO; electron beam; pseudospark; terahertz radiation;
Conference_Titel :
Millimeter Waves and THz Technology Workshop (UCMMT), 2013 6th UK, Europe, China
Conference_Location :
Rome, Italy
DOI :
10.1109/UCMMT.2013.6641529
