A new configuration of a virtual cathode oscillator (VCO), i.e., a quasi-optical cavity VCO, is proposed for high-power microwave generation. The analysis and simulation are carried out to investigate the characterist...A new configuration of a virtual cathode oscillator (VCO), i.e., a quasi-optical cavity VCO, is proposed for high-power microwave generation. The analysis and simulation are carried out to investigate the characteristics of thisconfiguration. In the numerical simulation, the microwave output power of 2.93 GW is obtained with an electronbeam of 610 keV in electron energy and 26.7kA in the beam current. The beam-to-microwave power efficiency is18%. The frequency is 17.5 GHz, and the output microwave mode is TEM10.展开更多
文摘A new configuration of a virtual cathode oscillator (VCO), i.e., a quasi-optical cavity VCO, is proposed for high-power microwave generation. The analysis and simulation are carried out to investigate the characteristics of thisconfiguration. In the numerical simulation, the microwave output power of 2.93 GW is obtained with an electronbeam of 610 keV in electron energy and 26.7kA in the beam current. The beam-to-microwave power efficiency is18%. The frequency is 17.5 GHz, and the output microwave mode is TEM10.
