THEORY OF RELATIVISTIC BACKWARD-WAVE OSCILLATORS OPERATING NEAR CUTOFF

Authors
MILLER SM ANTONSEN TM LEVUSH B BROMBORSKY A ABE DK CARMEL Y
Citation
Sm. Miller et al., THEORY OF RELATIVISTIC BACKWARD-WAVE OSCILLATORS OPERATING NEAR CUTOFF, Physics of plasmas, 1(3), 1994, pp. 730-740
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Phsycs, Fluid & Plasmas
Journal title
Physics of plasmas → ACNP
ISSN journal
1070664X
Volume
1
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
730 - 740
Database
ISI
SICI code
1070-664X(1994)1:3<730:TORBOO>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
A numerical model for analyzing backward-wave oscillators (BWOs) opera ting near the upper edge of the transmission band is presented. The mo del is used to calculate starting currents for two finite length devic es, an X-band BWO (f = 8.4 GHz) and a J-band BWO (f = 5.5 GHz). The op erating frequency and efficiency predicted by the nonlinear numerical simulations are compared with experimental data for each device.