Title :
Complete photon conversion in backward-travelling-wave parametric amplification and oscillation
Author :
Hsu, Hsiung ; Yu, Chung
Author_Institution :
Ohio State University, Department of Electrical Engineering, Columbus, USA
Abstract :
The condition of complete photon conversion is analysed. It is shown that complete conversion of the pump at finite pump excitation is impossible in forward-travelling-wave signal amplification, but possible in backward-travelling-wave signal amplification.
Keywords :
backward wave tubes; parametric amplifiers; parametric oscillators; backward wave tube; parametric amplifiers; parametric oscillators; photon conversion;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19730323
