Nonlinearly driven oscillations in the gyrotron traveling-wave amplifier
Journal
33rd International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves and the 16th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics
Date Issued
2008
Author(s)
Abstract
A new phenomenon in the gyrotron traveling-wave amplifier (gyro-TWT) in the form of nonlinearly driven oscillations was reported. A zero-drive stable gyro-TWT is shown to be susceptible to considerably reduced dynamic range at the band edge, followed by a sudden transition into driven oscillations, and then a hysteresis effect. An analysis of this unexpected behavior and its physical interpretation are presented. ©IEEE.
Type
conference paper