Title :
High power nonlinear transmission lines with nonlinear inductance
Author :
French, David M. ; Lau, Y.Y. ; Gilgenbach, Ronald M.
Author_Institution :
Nucl. Eng. & Radiol. Sci. Dept., Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
Nonlinear transmission lines have been demonstrated to be an effective technique for generating high power ultrawideband or mesoband radiation without the need for a vacuum system, electron beam, or magnet. Experiments have been performed at UM on a discrete element nonlinear transmission line using nonlinear inductance with input powers of 100 MW. Pulse sharpening of multi-kA input pulses has been observed in addition to the generation of oscillations at the characteristic LC frequency.
Keywords :
inductance; microwave generation; nonlinear network analysis; power transmission lines; pulse generators; ultra wideband technology; discrete element nonlinear transmission line; high power mesoband radiation generation; high power nonlinear transmission line; high power ultrawideband radiation generation; nonlinear inductance; oscillation generation; pulse sharpening; Capacitors; Ferrites; Impedance; Inductance; Oscillators; Power transmission lines; Radio frequency; Ferrite; HPM; High Power Microwaves; NLTL; Nonlinear Transmission Line; Pulse sharpening;
Conference_Titel :
Power Modulator and High Voltage Conference (IPMHVC), 2010 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7131-7
DOI :
10.1109/IPMHVC.2010.5958429
