Accession Number:

AD0600723

Title:

ELECTRON BEAM PARAMETRIC CONVERTER.

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

ILLINOIS UNIV URBANA ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH LAB

Personal Author(s):

• Wang,Carl

Report Date:

1964-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

61.0

Abstract:

A method for the generation of coherent electromagnetic power at wavelengths from 1 to 2 millimeters through the excitation of a rectangular cavity by an electron beam is theoretically investigated by means of a field theory approach. Experimental studies at a wavelength of 7.55 millimeters which successfully demonstrate the method are described. A high energy 1 Mev bunched electron beam, produced by a S-band rebatron is used. The eleventh harmonic frequency component of the beam is used as a variable reactive element. The beam, when deflected by a transverse field established by applied signal power, becomes an active element at a frequency equal to the sum of the beam harmonic frequency and the signal frequency. The power at this high frequency can be coupled out from the deflected beam by a fast-wave interaction between the periodic beam and a fast wave supported by a smooth structure. The experimental apparatus converts signal power at a frequency of 9.17 Gc to power at a frequency of 39.71 Gc with an output power of 2 to 3 milliwatts. The technique appears to be practical for the generation of wavelengths of 1 to 2 millimeters at power levels of 10 to 100 milliwatts using presently available components if the apparatus is skillfully designed. Author

Descriptors:

• (*MICROWAVE EQUIPMENT
• ENERGY CONVERSION)
• (*ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION
• ELECTRON BEAMS)
• (*ELECTRON BEAMS
• ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS)
• FREQUENCY
• EXCITATION
• ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
• FIELD THEORY

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Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE