Characteristic measurements of a wideband gyro-TWA operating in W-band

He, Wenlong and Zhang, Liang and Donaldson, Craig R. and Ronald, Kevin and Phelps, Alan D.R. and Cross, Adrian W. and Cain, Peter (2019) Characteristic measurements of a wideband gyro-TWA operating in W-band. In: 20th International Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC 2019), 2019-04-28 - 2019-05-01, Paradise Hotel. (https://doi.org/10.1109/IVEC.2019.8745012)

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Abstract

Following on from the successful operation of a broadband, high-power gyrotron traveling wave amplifier (gyro-TWA) in W-band, experiments were carried out to demonstrate the versatility of the gyro-TWA and investigate its tuning characteristics. When operating at a lower voltage of 40 kV, 30 dB gain was achieved for a 1 GHz bandwidth frequency-swept input signal.