New Type of Sub-THz Frequency-Doubling Gyro-TWT With Helically Corrugated Circuit

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A novel type of frequency doubling gyrotron traveling wave amplifier (FD-GTWT) for applications that require high-power microwave in the sub-THz frequency range is presented. The proposed FD-GTWT delivers high power and high gain over a broad bandwidth and simultaneously doubling the frequency of the input signal. Simulations of a first 263GHz FD-GTWT design are presented, which show for a 10mW driving signal at 131.5GHz an RF output power of 250Wat 263 GHz and a gain of >40 dB over a bandwidth of 17.5 GHz. The basis of the FD-GTWT are two interaction circuits separated by a long drift section. In the first circuit, the electron beam is pre-bunched at the fundamental cyclotron harmonic. In the second one, high-power RF is induced by the pre-bunched electron beam at the 2nd cyclotron harmonic. Both sections consist of helically corrugated waveguides that efficiently suppress parasitic interactions and allow broad bandwidth.

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