In this paper, the stability and design studies of an X-band gyrotwystron using a distributed loss technique at its output waveguide section are presented. The periodic dielectric loading (PDL) in… Click to show full abstract
In this paper, the stability and design studies of an X-band gyrotwystron using a distributed loss technique at its output waveguide section are presented. The periodic dielectric loading (PDL) in the output section of the amplifier suppresses the self-generated backward-wave parasites including TE11, TE21, and second harmonic TE02 modes. These parasites are investigated using the small-signal linear theory. The PDL technique improves not only the stability of the amplifier but also its gain. The PDL waveguide provides a transmission loss of 0.63 dB/cm to the desired TE01 operating mode at 10 GHz that is good enough to stabilize the operation of gyrotwystron against parasites. The nonlinear simulation predicted an RF output power of ~ 25 MW in the TE01 mode for the dc beam of 220 A, 440 kV.
               
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