Title :
Nonlinear oscillation behavior of a gyrotron traveling-wave amplifier
Author :
Yeh, Yi S. ; Wu, Zhen Q. ; Huang, Jyun M. ; Shiao, Jhih L. ; Jhou, Jia N. ; Chiu, Chen C. ; Chang, Tsun H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electro-Opt. Eng., Southern Taiwan Univ., Tainan, Taiwan
Abstract :
Beyond the start-oscillation current of the gyro-TWA, the amplification transits to the nonlinearly driven oscillation where the driven frequency approaches to the start-oscillation frequency. The performance of the gyro-TWA can be enhanced in the nonlinearly driven oscillation.
Keywords :
gyrotrons; oscillations; travelling wave amplifiers; travelling wave tubes; driven frequency; gyro-TWA; gyrotron traveling-wave amplifier; nonlinear oscillation behavior; nonlinearly driven oscillation; start-oscillation current; start-oscillation frequency; Gain; Gyrotrons; Limit-cycles; Oscillators; Plasmas; Power amplifiers; Power generation;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2010 35th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6655-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2010.5612393