Theoretical and experimental investigation of a quasi-optical mode converter for a 110-ghz gyrotron

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1058-1066

  Blank, Monica ^a   Kreischer, Kenneth ^a   Temkin, R J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFRACTION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; GYROTRONS; MIRRORS; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; OPTICS;

BEAM EXPANSION; BEAM SPLITTING; CALORIMETRIC EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENTS; GAUSSIAN BEAM; QUASI OPTICAL MODE CONVERTER; SINUSOIDAL; TOROIDAL; VECTOR DIFFRACTION THEORY;

FREQUENCY CONVERTERS;

EID: 0030164610     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.533113     Document Type: Article

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