A Ku-band coaxial transit-time oscillator with Pierce-like cathode under permanent magnet packaging

Abstract

A novel Ku-band coaxial transit-time oscillator (TTO) with Pierce-like cathode is proposed in this paper. TTO has the characteristics of low space-charge effect and short interaction distance. Combining with these features, we design a novel Pierce-like cathode to lower the demand for the guiding magnetic field. The guiding magnetic field intensity is reduced to about 0.32T by loading the Pierce-like cathode, but the magnetic field intensity is not a stable value, it fluctuates at 0.32T because of the properties of permanent magnet. To achieve the light and small goals of TTO, we design a novel permanent magnet structure with NdFeB. Based on the research, the typical simulation result is that when the diode voltage is 440kV, the beam current is 11kA, the guiding magnetic field is about 0.32T, the device can output 1.46GW microwave pulse at 14.2GHz. The power conversion efficiency is about 30%.