Title :
High power microwave technology and its military implications
Author :
Kushwaha, N.S. ; Sharma, M.M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Commun. Eng., Birla Inst. of Technol., Jaipur
Abstract :
In this paper, electromagnetic bomb is discussed with main emphasis on maximizing the lethality of the bomb by suitably designing the antenna, which can couple the high power microwaves to the targets, efficiently. Some other methods for maximizing the lethality are also discussed.
Keywords :
explosives; microwave antennas; microwave technology; military systems; weapons; antenna design; bomb lethality; electromagnetic bomb; high power microwave technology; military weapon; nonlethal weapon; EMP radiation effects; Electromagnetic heating; Electromagnetic radiation; Frequency; Magnetohydrodynamic power generation; Microwave communication; Microwave technology; Power engineering and energy; Space technology; Weapons; Bomb lethality; Directed energy; Electrmagnetic bomb; High Power Microwave technology; Non-lethal weapon;
Conference_Titel :
Recent Advances in Microwave Theory and Applications, 2008. MICROWAVE 2008. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Jaipur
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2690-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2691-1
DOI :
10.1109/AMTA.2008.4763178
