Theoretical study of a W-band-covering frequency tunable gyrotron

Li, Fanhong and Du, Chao-hai and Gao, Zi-chao and Pan, Shi and Zhang, Liang and Liu, Pu-kun and Ronald, K. and Cross, Adrian W. (2020) Theoretical study of a W-band-covering frequency tunable gyrotron. IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, 67 (2). pp. 659-666. 8945210. ISSN 0018-9383 (https://doi.org/10.1109/TED.2019.2957040)

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Abstract

The gyrotron has already demonstrated the capability of generating high-power coherent electromagnetic (EM) radiation at high frequencies and finds application in fusion plasma heating and magnetic resonance spectroscopy. In this article, we propose a W-band gyrotron, which uses a so-called multimode switching scheme to realize ultrabroadband frequency tuning capability, nearly covering about 70% of the W-band (75-110 GHz) range. The tuning strategy used to suppress mode competition and stabilize gun parameters in such an open-cavity multimode switching gyrotron is presented. Theoretical study shows that the multimode switching gyrotron can generate a frequency tuning range much wider than a conventional step-tuning gyrotron or a single-mode tuning gyrotron. In addition, another technology that uses a slot-assisted circuit to select only axis-symmetrical TE operating modes is presented. Using such a circuit, a tuning range of about 25 GHz in the W-band is obtainable. The proposed multimode switching gyrotron is a promising ultrabroadband source for millimeter-wave and terahertz-wave applications.

ORCID iDs

Li, Fanhong, Du, Chao-hai, Gao, Zi-chao, Pan, Shi, Zhang, Liang ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6317-0395, Liu, Pu-kun, Ronald, K. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8585-0746 and Cross, Adrian W. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7672-1283;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:70658
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    29 February 2020
    Published
    30 December 2019
    Published Online
    28 November 2019
    Accepted
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    Subjects:Technology > Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
    Department:Faculty of Science > Physics
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:28 Nov 2019 12:07
    Last modified:11 Nov 2024 12:31
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/70658
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