Theoretical Evaluation of Nonlinear Tapers for a High-Power Gyrotron

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 1990, Pages 1617-1622

  Lawson, Wesley G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIERS, MICROWAVE; WAVEGUIDES, CIRCULAR;

HIGH-POWER GYROTRON; MODE COUPLING; NONLINEAR TAPERS; SCATTERING MATRIX; TELEGRAPHIST'S EQUATIONS; WAVEGUIDE TAPERS;

GYROTRONS;

EID: 0025517315     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.60007     Document Type: Article

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