Title :
Progress on a 250 GHz photonic band gap gyrotron traveling wave tube
Author :
Nanni, E.A. ; Shapiro, M.A. ; Temkin, R.J.
Author_Institution :
Plasma Sci. & Fusion Center, Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
The design of a 250 GHz gyro-TWT for nanosecond pulse amplification with gain exceeding 50 dB is presented. The amplifier uses a novel PBG interaction circuit that confines a TE03-like mode while providing lower-order mode suppression. Ongoing experimental installation and cold test results for the photonic structure will be discussed.
Keywords :
gyrotrons; travelling wave tubes; PBG interaction circuit; frequency 250 GHz; gyro-TWT; lower-order mode suppression; nanosecond pulse amplification; photonic band gap gyrotron traveling wave tube; photonic structure; Couplers; Electric fields; Electron beams; Lattices; Microwave amplifiers; Microwave photonics; Transmission line measurements;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2011 36th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Houston, TX
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0510-6
Electronic_ISBN :
2162-2027
DOI :
10.1109/irmmw-THz.2011.6104954