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Gorbachev, A.M.

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WE5PFP027 Active Quasi-Optical Ka-Band RF Pulse Compressor 2051
 
  • O.A. Ivanov, A.M. Gorbachev, V.A. Isaev, A.A. Vikharev, A.L. Vikharev
    IAP/RAS, Nizhny Novgorod
  • J.L. Hirshfield
    Yale University, Physics Department, New Haven, CT
  • M.A. LaPointe
    Yale University, Beam Physics Laboratory, New Haven, Connecticut
 
 

Funding: Research sponsored by US Department of Energy, Office of High Energy Physics


Experimental investigations of an active Ka-band microwave pulse compressor are presented. The compressor is based on a running wave three mirror quasi-optical resonator utilizing a diffraction grating whose channels embody plasma discharge tubes as the active switch. The principle of compression is based on quickly changing the output coupling coefficient (Q-switching) by initiating plasma discharges in the grating channels. Excitation of the resonator was achieved with a few 100 kW of 34.29 GHz microwaves in 700 nS pulses from the magnicon in the Yae Ka-band Test Facility. A power gain of at least 7:1 in the compressed pulse with a duration of 10-15 nS was achieved.