Optimized analysis of sharpening characteristics of a compact RF pulse source based on a gyro-magnetic nonlinear transmission line for ultrawideband electromagnetic pulse application

Weihao TIE (铁维昊); Cui MENG (孟萃); Chengguang ZHAO (赵程光); Xiaogang LU (鲁小刚); Jun XIE (谢军); Dan JIANG (蒋丹); Zirang YAN (闫自让)

doi:10.1088/2058-6272/ab2626

Plasma Science and Technology > 2019 > 21(9): 95503-095503. > DOI: 10.1088/2058-6272/ab2626

Weihao TIE (铁维昊), Cui MENG (孟萃), Chengguang ZHAO (赵程光), Xiaogang LU (鲁小刚), Jun XIE (谢军), Dan JIANG (蒋丹), Zirang YAN (闫自让). Optimized analysis of sharpening characteristics of a compact RF pulse source based on a gyro-magnetic nonlinear transmission line for ultrawideband electromagnetic pulse application[J]. Plasma Science and Technology, 2019, 21(9): 95503-095503. DOI: 10.1088/2058-6272/ab2626

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Optimized analysis of sharpening characteristics of a compact RF pulse source based on a gyro-magnetic nonlinear transmission line for ultrawideband electromagnetic pulse application

¹ Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, People's Republic of China
² Xi'an Electronic Engineering Research Institute, Xi'an 710100, People's Republic of China

Funds: This work was supported by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 2018M6335598).

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Received Date: April 23, 2019
Revised Date: May 26, 2019
Accepted Date: May 30, 2019

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We constructed a compact high-power RF pulse generator based on a gyro-magnetic nonlinear transmission line (GNLTL) to produce a high-voltage pulse with a sub-nanosecond rise time and a relatively high repetition rate, which shows great potential for application in the high-power ultrawideband electromagnetic effect, etc. The influence of incident pulse parameters (rise time and voltage amplitude) and line length on the sharpening characteristics of the GNLTL were investigated experimentally to optimize the rising rate of the modulated pulse front. Based on the GNLTL equivalent circuit model consisting of an LC ladder network, the rise time, the voltage conversion coefficient and the rising rate properties of a modulated pulse were also numerically analyzed in a wider range. The results show that a>90 kV RF pulse with a rise time of 350 ps and a repetition rate of 1 kHz in burst mode is produced by the GNLTL at an axial biasing magnetic field of 22 kA m⁻¹ and a line length of 30 cm under the condition of a 70 kV incident pulse. Applying a faster and higher incident pulse is conducive to improving the sharpening effect of the GNLTL. Furthermore, within a certain range, increasing the line length of the GNLTL not only reduces the rise time, but increases the voltage conversion coefficient and the rising rate of a modulated pulse. Furthermore, considering the energy loss of ferrite rings, there is an optimal line length to obtain the fastest rising rate of a modulated pulse front edge.

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