Ferrimagnetic nonlinear transmission lines as high-power microwave sources

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 232-237

  Bragg, J W Braxton ^a   Dickens, James C ^a   Neuber, Andreas A ^a  

^a Texas Tech University   (United States)

Author keywords

Ferrimagnetic material; gyromagnetic precession; nonlinear transmission line (NLTL)

Indexed keywords

900 MHZ; BIAS MAGNETIC FIELD; EXTERNAL MAGNETIC FIELD; FERRIMAGNETIC PROPERTIES; FREQUENCY OF OPERATION; GYROMAGNETIC PRECESSION; HIGH POWER MICROWAVES; HIGH-POWER MICROWAVE SOURCE; MAGNETIZATION DYNAMICS; MICROWAVE SIGNALS; NONLINEAR TRANSMISSION LINES; PEAK POWER; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; ULTRAFAST PULSE;

ELECTRIC LINES; FERRIMAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MICROWAVES; TRANSMISSION LINE THEORY;

FERRIMAGNETISM;

EID: 84872134973     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2012.2226169     Document Type: Article

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