Effect of Attenuator on BWO Start Oscillation Condition in a Helix Millimeter Wave TWT Under Magnetic Focusing

In a practical helix millimeter wave traveling-wave tube (TWT), there are always magnetic focusing system for constraining the electron beam as it passes through the interaction region and attenuator for suppressing the oscillations, including backward-wave oscillation (BWO) and improving the output power. In view of the attenuator and magnetic focusing system, a 2D linear theory is employed to analyze BWO start oscillation condition. Numerical results show that the start oscillation length of the millimeter wave TWT decreases when the start position of the attenuator is close to the input section of the slow wave structure (SWS), and that it increases with the decrease of the attenuation length or the increase of the attenuation quantity. Therefore, in order to predict the BWO accurately, we should take into the attenuator and magnetic focusing system account.     

Experimental investigation of backward wave oscillator with low magnetic field

A backward wave oscillator (BWO) is introduced in the paper. On the accelerator of Simus-700,it is experimentally investigated. Under the condition that the electron energy is 740 keV, the beam current is 7 kA and the guiding magnetic field is at 0.68 T, the performance of 1.15 GW microwave output power at 9.1 GHz microwave frequency with 22 ns pulse width and 22% conversion efficiency are reached.     

A Simple Closed-form Formula for Backward-Wave Start-Oscillation Condition for Millimeter-Wave Helix TWTs

An accurate and simple closed-form formula, for backward-wave start-oscillation condition for a millimeter-wave helix traveling-wave tube amplifier was developed, using an artificial neural network (ANN) algorithm. The analysis considers the effects of circuit loss and also the variation of electron beam diameter corresponding to beam filling. The formula is simple and amenable to easy computation, even using a scientific calculator, and without resorting to exhaustive numerical iterative search followed in conventional analyses and, at the same time, without sacrificing the accuracy in results. The formula was validated against published results, and excellent accuracy was observed. The analysis has been further used for inferring some physical interpretations on the effects of beam-filling factor and circuit loss on the start-oscillation condition of a typical millimeter-wave helix traveling-wave tube.     

基于BWO连续太赫兹波成像系统的无损检测

介绍了一种基于返波管（BWO）的太赫兹波成像系统。BWO连续太赫兹波成像是一种新的无损检测方法。实验过程中把样品放在X-Z二维电控平移台上进行扫描成像,透过样品的太赫兹波强度信息由热释电探测器接收,然后经过电脑成像。给出了应用0.71THz的连续太赫兹波对打孔铝板、公交卡、校园卡的内部结构和对隐藏在信封内硬币等物体和信封内纸片上的铅字迹的成像实验研究事例,并且测知该系统能够分辨出直径最小为1.5mm的小孔。这项工作揭示了使用BWO连续太赫兹波成像系统在无损检测和安全检查领域是有效的。     

太赫兹波频域的GaAs材料特性

利用返波振荡器(BWO)系统对不同电阻率的GaAs在太赫兹波段的透射谱进行了测试,并对太赫兹波透射谱进行了计算和分析,得到不同电阻率的GaAs材料在太赫兹波0.23～0.375 THz波段范围的折射率、吸收系数和介电常数实部和虚部等光学特性参数。实验结果表明,不同电阻率的GaAs在整个测试太赫兹波频段内的折射率,吸收系数,介电常数实部和虚部均随着电阻率的增加而增加。高电阻率的GaAs材料对太赫兹波的吸收很小,其最小吸收系数可达到3.87×10-4 cm-1。同时也表明采用返波振荡器系统研究分析GaAs在太赫兹波段特性是可行的。研究不同电阻率的GaAs在太赫兹波段的光学特性,对设计高效率太赫兹波天线具有重要意义。     

同轴电缆头和转接头HPM击穿现象初步分析

介绍了同轴电缆头和转接头的HPM击穿实验研究方法,给出了几种电缆头和转接头微波击穿功率随微波频率、脉冲宽度、重复频率和脉冲持续时间变化规律的实验研究结果。结果表明:微波击穿发生在同轴电缆头连接处,是电缆接头沿面滑闪,且击穿功率随同轴电缆及转接头尺寸的减小而降低;击穿功率也随微波脉冲宽度（30 ns～1 μs）的增大而减小,并且在100 ns附近有一拐点;在低重复频率（1～1000 Hz）下,重频对击穿功率的影响不大;微波频率在2.856～9.37 GHz变化时,微波频率对击穿功率的影响不明显;微波脉冲宽度较窄时（几十ns以下）,击穿功率随持续时间变化不大,脉冲宽度较宽时（百ns以上）,击穿阈值随持续时间的增大而下降。     

360 GHz返波管的研究

对采用齿状光栅结构的慢波电路进行了研究,该结构在电子束与光栅表面接近的情况下有一定的通过率。在求得最大耦合阻抗条件下,设计了一种工作在360 GHz的返波管,通过对互作用电路的耦合阻抗的分析,可以减小亚毫米波及太赫兹真空电子学辐射源对阴极发射电流密度的要求。当工作电压为19.5 kV,工作电流75 mA时,PIC模拟结果得到了8 W的平均功率输出,考虑阴极为脉冲工作时,该器件在360 GHz可以得到4 mW的平均功率输出。     

Experimental investigation of backward wave oscillator with low magnetic field

A backward wave oscillator (BWO) is introduced in the paper. On the accelerator of Sinus-700, it is experimentally investigated. Under the condition that the electron energy is 740keV, the beam current is 7kA and the guiding magnetic field is at 0.68T, the performance of 1.15GW microwave output power at. 9.1GHz microwave frequency with 22ns pulse width and 22% conversion efficiency are reached.     

Tunable THz Sources and Their Applications

In this paper, the technology aspects of the THz laser and spectrometric devices, developed over the last decade are described and their applications in various fields of science and technology are explained. The THz sources of importance are the optically pumped lasers, solid state devices and the backward wave oscillator (BWO) based systems. The BWO system offers the electronic tuning and multiplexing facility like Fourier transform technology. The time resolved and frequency domain aspects with relative merits are discussed. Non-linear optical methods of production of monochromatic radiation using second harmonic generation (SHG) are also considered. The important areas of space applications are described in detail. Present status and future directions are indicated.     

HL-1M装置上的MSR系统的改进及中放研制

通过替换2mm扫频外差接收机（MSR）中老化的返波管，改进了MSR的高压电源和控制系统，研制了用于MSR的高增益、宽频带、低噪声中频放大器。给出了新返滤管的频率输出、接收系统的频率响应、灵敏度的校准方法以及MSR调试、校准的结果，也给出了中频放大器的结构设计和测试结果。