High Power Wideband Gyrotron Backward Wave Oscillator<? format?> Operating towards the Terahertz Region

W He, CR Donaldson, L Zhang, K Ronald… - Physical review …, 2013 - APS
Experimental results are presented of the first successful gyrotron backward wave
oscillator<? format?>(gyro-BWO) with continuous frequency tuning near the low-terahertz …

Design and measurement of a broadband sidewall coupler for a W-band gyro-TWA

L Zhang, W He, CR Donaldson… - IEEE Transactions …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The input coupler is an important component for a microwave amplifier. In this paper, a
sidewall single-hole input coupler for a W-band gyrotron traveling-wave amplifier that …

A W-band multi-layer microwave window for pulsed operation of gyro-devices

CR Donaldson, W He, L Zhang… - IEEE microwave and …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A broadband multi-layer microwave window operating in the W-band frequency range was
numerically simulated, constructed and its microwave properties measured. The window …

A high directivity broadband corrugated horn for W-band gyro-devices

P McElhinney, CR Donaldson… - IEEE transactions on …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A quasi-optical mode converter in the form of a corrugated horn has been designed through
numerical simulations, manufactured and experimentally measured for application in W …

Optimization and measurement of a smoothly profiled horn for a W-band gyro-TWA

L Zhang, W He, CR Donaldson… - … on Electron Devices, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, a smoothly profiled horn was designed and manufactured to replace a
corrugated output horn for a W-band gyrotron traveling-wave amplifier with improved …

Nonlinear cyclotron resonance absorber for a microwave subnanosecond pulse generator powered by a helical-waveguide gyrotron traveling-wave tube

NS Ginzburg, GG Denisov, MN Vilkov, AS Sergeev… - Physical Review …, 2020 - APS
A well-known principle for periodical production of high-power ultrashort optical pulses is
related to passive mode locking realized when a saturable absorber is incorporated into the …

Experimental study of microwave pulse compression using a five-fold helically corrugated waveguide

L Zhang, SV Mishakin, W He… - IEEE Transactions …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents the experimental study of microwave pulse compression using a five-
fold helically corrugated waveguide. In the experiment, the maximum power compression …

Amplification of Frequency-Swept Signals in a -Band Gyrotron Travelling Wave Amplifier

L Zhang, CR Donaldson, P Cain… - IEEE Electron Device …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The frequency agility of a W-band gyrotron travelling wave amplifier (gyro-TWA) was
demonstrated by the amplification of a frequency-swept input signal (chirp signal). The gyro …

Design and measurement of a polarization convertor based on a truncated circular waveguide

L Zhang, CR Donaldson, W He - Journal of Physics D: Applied …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
A polarization convertor based on a truncated circular waveguide is studied. It is simple to
make and suitable for operating in the low terahertz frequency range. The bandwidth …

Microwave undulator using a helically corrugated waveguide

L Zhang, W He, J Clarke, K Ronald… - … on Electron Devices, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Microwave undulators (MUs) can be an alternative to the permanent magnet undulators in a
free-electron laser. MUs normally employ a cavity-type structure that supports the standing …