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Can plasma microwave devices revitalize and broaden the scientific and technological base of microwave sources?

  • Y. Carmel
  • , T. M. Antonsen
  • , B. Levush
  • , G. Nusinovich
  • , W. W. Destler
  • , V. L. Granatstein

Research output: Contribution to journalConference articlepeer-review

Abstract

Plasma microwave electronics has enjoyed renewed interest and considerable success in the last few years. This paper reviews new results, both in the US and abroad, demonstrating that the presence of a low density background plasma in microwave tubes actually lead to a) enhanced interaction efficiency, b) a great reduction or complete elimination of the guiding magnetic field amplitude, c) high gain, extremely wide band bandwidth amplification, d) CW operation, and e) a high degree of special purity. Some of these new devices are unique in the sense that their operation is based on hybrid plasma-resonator structures and have no analogue in the field of vacuum microwave devices.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)213-214
Number of pages2
JournalIEEE International Conference on Plasma Science
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 1994
Externally publishedYes
EventProceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science - Santa Fe, NM, USA
Duration: 6 Jun 19948 Jun 1994

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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