G. Park, J.J. Choi, S.Y. Park, C. Armstrong, A. Ganguly, R. Kyser
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Abstract
A two-stage Ka-band gyro-TWT amplifier experiment operating in the TE/sub 10/ rectangular tapered waveguide mode at the fundamental cyclotron frequency is underway at the Naval Research Laboratory. The objective of this program is to demonstrate the stable wideband operation of a low voltage tapered gyro-TWT having high gain and good gain uniformity. Initial experiments operating at 33 kV and 1.5 A have demonstrated a linear gain of 30 d8, saturated gain of 26 dB over an 8% 3 dB-bandwidth, and maximum efficiency of 15%. The operation is compared with theory.<>