Analysis and Design of TE/sub 11/-to-HE/sub 11/ Corrugated Cylindrical Waveguide Mode Converters

A theoretical parametric study is given of a TE/sub 11/-to-HE/sub 11/ mode converter consisting of a section of cylindrical corrugated waveguide with varying slot depth. The analysis makes use of modal field-matching techniques to determine the scatter marks of the mode converter from which we deduce its propagation properties. It is shown that a mode converter consisting of only five slots achieves a return loss better than 30dB over the band 2.7相似文献   

High-power TE11 and TM11 circular polarizers in oversized waveguides at 70 GHz

Elliptical deformation of oversized, smooth-wall circular waveguides can produce choosable elliptical or circular polarization from a linearly polarized TE11 or TM11 mode used as intermediate linearly polarized modes in TEO1 to HE11 mode conversion sequences in electron cyclotron resonance heating (ECRH) of magnetically confined thermonuclear fusion plasmas with high-power gyrotrons. Mode coupling in elliptically distorted overmoded circular waveguides has been studied theoretically and experimentally in order to optimize TE11 (and TM11) polarizers (I.D.=27.79 mm) for the 1 MW/70 GHz long-pulse (3s) ECRH system on the Garching Stellarator W VII-AS. Coupling coefficients for ellipticity coupling of non-degenerate modes are given (coupled-mode differential equations formalism). The polarization converters essentially consist of smooth-wall circular waveguides which are gradually squeezed. A sine-squared function of the length coordinate is used to get an almost elliptical crosssection in the middle and circular cross sections at both ends. Arbitrary elliptical polarization states can be generated introducing an extremely low level (<<1%) of undesired spurious modes. Well defined differential phase characteristics have been achieved.     

Generation of the Gaussian-like HE11 mode from gyrotron TEOn mode mixtures at 70 GHz

This work reports calculations and measurements on mode converters for the transformation of TEOn gyrotron mode mixtures (primarily TEO2) into the linearly polarized HE11 hybrid mode at 70 GHz. This mode is ideal for quasi-optical launching systems for ECRH of plasmas. Mode transducers with axisymmetric radius perturbations convert the gyrotron TEOn mode composition into the TEO1 mode. Proper matching of the phase differences between the various modes and of the perturbation amplitudes of the several converter sections is required. The TEO1 wave is used for long-distance transmission through smooth-walled overmoded waveguides. A mode converter with constant diameter and periodically perturbed curvature transfers the unpolarized TEO1 mode into the polarized TE11 wave. The experimentally determined ΣTEOn-to-TEO1 conversion efficiency is (98.5±1)% (99% predicted) while the TEO1-to-TE11 transformer has a (94±2)% efficiency (93% theoretically); ohmic losses are included. The “Gaussian-like” HE11 mode with axisymmetric power distribution and almost no cross polarization is produced in a circumferentially corrugated TE11-to-HE11 mode transducer with a measured conversion efficiency of (98.3±1.5)% (98.5% predicted). The overall efficiency of the complete mode converter system in the desired mode was determined to be (91±2.5)%. High-power operation (200kW, 100ms) has been successfully demonstrated.     

Design of short high-power TE11-HE11 modeconverters in highly overmoded corrugated waveguides

A theoretical parametric study of TE₁₁ to HE₁₁ mode conversion in highly oversized, circumferentially corrugated circular waveguides with different inner diameters is presented for various frequencies in the range of 28 to 140 GHz. The depth of the annular slots is tapered gradually from one half to one quarter wavelength. Computer-aided optimization of converter length, shape of corrugations, and nonlinear slot depth variation has been achieved with a scattering matrix code employing the modal field matching techniques (modular analysis concept). Relatively short mode transducers with matched converter lengths are feasible. The optimum conversion lengths are L₁≈0.5λ_B (short converter) and L₂≈1.2λ_B (long converter), where λ_B is the beat wavelength of the TE₁₁ and TM₁₁ modes in the corresponding smooth-walled circular waveguide. The predicted performances of short and long mode transducers are practically identical. Experimental results taken at 70 GHz (i.d.=27.79 mm) are in excellent agreement with the theoretically predicted performance data. In all cases the HE₁₁ output mode purity is 99% to 99.5%. The maximum cross-polarization and input-reflection levels are below -29 dB and -50 dB, respectively     

A novel TEM-TE/sub 11/ mode converter

A novel mode converter that transforms coaxial transverse electromagnetic (TEM) mode to TE/sub 11/ circular waveguide mode is investigated. It is shown that with four metal plates inserted in the coaxial waveguide, the TEM mode will be converted to coaxial TE/sub 11/ mode, and finally, it forms a TE/sub 11/ conventional circular waveguide mode. The experimental test results are in good agreement with the computer simulations, which demonstrates the feasibility of the mode converter.     

Calculation of a Hyperbolic Corrugated Horn Converting the TEM<Subscript>00</Subscript> Mode to the HE<Subscript>11</Subscript> Mode

Corrugated waveguide transmission lines are in use to transmit high power mm-wave radiation from gyrotrons to the plasma for electron cyclotron plasma heating in tokamaks such as ITER. The coupling efficiency of the gyrotron output radiation formed as a quasi-Gaussian beam to the waveguide mode is a critical issue. A hyperbolic corrugated horn serves as a converter of the TEM₀₀ Gaussian mode to the HE₁₁ mode of a corrugated waveguide. We report the design of a hyperbolic horn for application in the ITER transmission line at 170 GHz. The theoretical conversion efficiency of the horn is higher than 0.995.     

TE /sub 11/ to HE /sub11/ Cylindrical Waveguide Mode Converters Using Ring-Loaded Slots

A theoretical parameter study is given of a TE/sub 11/ to HE/sub 11/ mode converter consisting of a section of cylindrical corrugated waveguide with ring-loaded slots. The analysis, using modal field-matching techniques to determine the scatter matrix of the converter, allows the return loss to be computed accurately. For a wide range of waveguide sizes it is shown that a bandwidth ratio of 1.5 with a return loss better than 30 dB is possible. The low-frequency performance of the converter is limited by the deterioration in return loss, while at high frequencies the generation of a small amount of unwanted EH/sub 12/ mode is the restriction. If the effects of this mode can be neglected, operation over a wider bandwidth is possible, particularly for larger waveguide size.     

High power mode conversion for linearly polarized HE11 hybrid mode output

Efficient plasma heating by ECR-wave irradiation requires axisymmetric, narrow, pencil-like millimetre wave beams with well-defined polarization. The linearly polarized gaussian-like HE₁₁, mode satisfies these conditions best. This quasi-optical hybrid mode can be generated from TE_0n gyrotron mode compositions by the two multi-step mode conversion processes: (1) ΣTE_0n to TE₀₁ to TE₁₁ to HE₁₁ or (2) ΣTE_0n to TE₀₁ to TM₁₁ to HE₁₁. The first scheme has the advantage that the converters can all be made without bends, allowing an arbitrary choice and fast change of the polarization plane. The second scheme does not exhibit this advantage, but it is more suitable at very high frequencies (e.g. 140GHz) because efficient TE₀₁-to-TM₁₁ transducers can be made considerably shorter than serpentine TE₀₁-to-TE₁₁ mode converters. This paper presents computations on mode converter systems of the first type at 70GHz and of both types at 140GHz (ID = 27 · 8 mm for 200kW transmission lines). The structure of wall perturbations (phase-matched superposition of 2 or 3 different geometrical periods) in the rippled wall mode converters and the curvature distribution in the bent, smooth-walled TE₀₁-to-TM₁₁ mode transducer were optimized by numerically solving the corresponding coupled-mode differential equations. Computer-aided optimization of circumferentially corrugated mode converters has been achieved with a scattering matrix code employing the modal field expansion technique (modular analysis concept (MAC)). In all cases the predicted overall efficiency of the complete mode converter system from ΣTE_0n (predominantly TE₀₂ at 70GHz or TE₀₃ at 140GHz) to HE₁₁ in the desired polarization is approximately 95% at 70GHz and 92% at 140GHz (ohmic attenuation is included). Low-power measurements on the conversion efficiency of the various mode transducers are in excellent agreement with the predicted values. High-power operation has been successfully demonstrated using a pulsed 70GHz gyrotron (200kW, 100ms).     

一种使用TE11为过渡模的TE01-HE11模式变换器设计

基于弯曲圆波导耦合理论和规则圆波导突变结构模式匹配法, 利用MATLAB软件编写的相关数值计算程序得到波导模式转换结构的优化参量, 最终使用CST软件对模型进行了仿真和验证.该系统主要由三部分组成: 一个TE01-TE01的过渡器, TE01-TE11和TE11-HE11的圆波导模式转换器.计算结果表明, 该TE01-HE11模式转换系统在24.13 GHz的频率有5%的带宽、转换效率超过了99%.计算结果、仿真结果和实物冷测结果是一致的.     

Theoretical investigation of an advanced launcher for a 2-MW 170-GHz TE/sub 34,19/ coaxial cavity gyrotron

This paper investigates the antenna waveguide (launcher), the main component of the quasi-optical mode converter of a 2-MW 170-GHz TE/sub 34,19/ coaxial cavity gyrotron, which is under development within the European Union. For coaxial gyrotrons operating in very high-order cavity modes like the TE/sub 34,19/, due to the ratio of the caustic to cavity radius of 0.323, the transformation of the high-order cavity mode into a nearly Gaussian distribution cannot be done as good as for gyrotron modes where the ratio of caustic to cavity radius is approximately 0.5. The simulation results for the TE/sub 34,19/ mode show that the average and peak values of the power density at the edges of the cuts of a conventional dimpled-wall launcher are approximately 32.3 W/cm/sup 2/ and 63.8, respectively, which will produce diffraction losses and reflection of power from the cuts. This paper reports on an advanced launcher for which average and peak values of power density of 1.9 and 5.4 W/cm/sup 2/ at the edges of the cuts are achieved, and a well-focused field at the aperture with a scalar Gaussian mode content of 94.8% is obtained.     

改善单偏置天线交叉极化劣化的C-band馈源

描述了用波纹喇叭中的 HE_(21)模抵消单偏置抛物面天线非对称平面交叉极化分量的基本原理,介绍了 TE_(21) 模激励器、波纹喇叭的设计方法和展宽馈源抑制单偏置天线交叉极化分量频带宽度的设计方法,给出了 C 波段 2．4m 单偏置抛物面天线的实验测试数据,单偏置抛物面天线非对称平面交叉极化电平改善了10dB,抑制交叉极化分量的馈源相对工作频带宽度大于8％。这种 TE_(21)模激励技术和与主模 TE_(11)模相位差的调整方法,对馈源的电压驻波比几乎没有影响。     

94 GHz TE_（02）-TE_（11）模式变换链的设计与模拟

本文在电磁场耦合模理论的基础上利用MATLAB优化工具对W波段回旋管用TE02-TE01-TE11模式变换链进行了详细研究与分析。应用编制的仿真程序对W波段TE02-TE01-TE11模式变换链进行了设计和数值模拟,通过结构参数优化,获得了性能良好的模式变换链。TE02-TE01和TE01-TE11模式变换器在中心频率94 GHz处的转换效率分别为96.3%和94.1%,对应带宽分别为4 GHz（转换率95%以上）和2 GHz（转换率90%以上）。为了进一步验证设计的模式变换链的性能,利用高频模拟仿真软件HFSS对优化的模式变换链进行了模拟仿真,模拟结果与利用计算程序得到的结果基本吻合。     

High Efficiency Mode Converter for Low-Frequency Gyrotron

A high efficiency quasi-optical (QO) mode converter for high-power, low-frequency gyrotron have been designed and tested. For low-frequency gyrotrons, the scales of the mode converter are comparatively small on the wavelength scale, thus causing significant diffraction losses. Over-1 MW power gyrotron with TE_8,3 cavity at 28 GHz have been developed, which has a high efficiency mode converter designed by the use of numerical methods for launcher optimization. This calculation is sufficiently optimized to maximize the fractional Gaussian content of the far field. The total transmission efficiency from the mode converter to output window is 94.7%. For the experimental result of first tube, the output power of more than 1 MW has been obtained with about 40% efficiency and output burn pattern agrees fairly with the calculated profiles, which imply the design appropriateness. Besides, the frequency dependence for diffraction loss is discussed, and these results give the guiding design principle of the mode converter for high-power, low-frequency and long-pulse gyrotrons.     

Q波段圆波导轴线弯曲TE01-TE11模式变换器设计

在模式耦合理论的基础上, 采用相位重匹配技术对圆波导轴线弯曲TE01-TE11模式变换器进行了数值优化计算和分析.在Q波段给出了两种不同周期数TE01-TE11模式变换器的优化设计参数.数值计算表明: 四周期模式变换器的最高转换效率为98.82%, 带宽为2.2 GHz, 六周期最高转换效率为99.89%, 带宽为1.7 GHz.研究了模式变换器关键几何尺寸在小范围内变化对转换效率的影响.并利用HFSS对给出的模式变换器进行了仿真, 仿真结果与数值模拟一致性较好.同时加工了六周期结构模式变换器并进行了小功率热测实验, 测试结果表明输出了模式纯度较高的TE11模式.     

Compact HE11 to surface wave converters for high power waveguide dummy loads

The HE₁₁ mode in corrugated circular waveguide can be converted to the EH₁₁ mode (surface wave) by a short, smooth-waveguide phase shift section followed by a short corrugation depth taper. Low-power measurements at 110 GHz in 1.25 in. aluminum waveguide demonstrated approximately 99% conversion with the proper phase shift length. As expected, the conversion efficiency versus length of the phase shifter varied periodically with the period of the TE₁₁ to TM₁₁ beat wavelength. Since the EH₁₁ surface wave is highly attenuated, this type of converter can be used effectively in a compact high-power dummy load.     

Comparison of Different Methods for Calculating Gyrotron Quasi-Optical Mode Converters

This paper presents the use of combination of three methods for calculation and synthesis of high-efficiency microwave mode converters, such as radiators of gyrotrons. The analytical method yields immediate estimates of mode converter dimensions, the Scalar Integral Equation (SIE) allows one to synthesize efficiently the optimal profile of the mode converter, and the most accurate Electric Field Integral Equation (EFIE) is used to check all transmission characteristics of the converter including calculations of reflection and cross-polarization. The combination of these three methods is an optimal for the mode converter design. Just so the launcher was designed for a quasi-optical mode converter used in the 60 GHz gyrotron in the TE7,3 operating mode. The simulation results agree well with the measured data. The paper also presents for the first time an accurate derivation of the SIE method.     

TE03 to TE01 mode converters for use with a 150 GHz gyrotron

Two-step high-power TE03-to-TE01 mode transducers (TE02 is the intermediate mode) were designed to transform the TE03 output mode of the 150 GHz KfK gyrotron into the fundamental circular symmetric TE01 mode for low-loss propagation and further conversion into the linearly polarized quasioptical HE11 mode. The advanced perturbation structures of the ruppled-wall mode converters (with input- and output-diameter D=27.8 mm) were optimized by numerically solving the proper coupled-wave differential equations. The overall TE03-to-TE01 conversion efficiency at 150 GHz was calculated to be η₀=99.1% for a long converter (total length L=2.67 m) and η₀=97.8% for a short converter (L=1.07 m); ohmic attenuation is included. The corresponding theoretical bandwidth (for η≧95%) is ±1.4 GHz and ±2 GHz, respectively. Low-power experimental data are in excellent agreement with these computed values.     

一种8 mm 模式变换器的设计

提出了一种高效率的模式变换器,将矩形波导的TE10 模式转换为圆波导的TE11 圆极化模式,并采用盒形窗真空封接。使用三维仿真软件进行模拟设计和优化,模拟结果显示,在中心频率35 GHz,驻波比为1.17,在34-36GHz 频率范围内,模式转换效率在83%以上。这种模式转换器可以用在回旋行波管输入耦合器上,结构紧凑、简单,易于加工。     

Optimized overmoded TE01-to-TM11 mode converters for high-power millimeter wave applications at 70 and 140 GHz

Mode coupling in bent, oversized, smooth-wall circular waveguides was studied by means of numerical integration of coupled-mode differential equations in order to optimize high-power TE01-to-TM11 mode transducers at 70 GHz and 140 GHz. Such mode transformers are used in the mode conversion sequence TEOn to TE01 to TM11 to HE11 for generating the almost perfectly linearly polarized Gaussian-like HE11 mode from circular electric TEOn gyrotron modes. This quasi-optical HE11 hybrid mode is in many respects ideal for electron cyclotron resonance heating (ECRH) of magnetically confined plasmas in thermonuclear fusion research and for other technical applications. Curvature and ellipticity coupling as well as ohmic attenuation of 6 coupled modes (TE01, TM11, TE11, TE12, TE21, TM21) are included in the coupling matrices. Integral expressions were used for deriving the coupling coefficients for arbitrary modes in bent, smooth-wall waveguide. Lowest level of unwanted spurious modes together with highest transmission efficiency (shortest arc length) is achieved with sinusoidal curvature distribution instaed of constant curvature. The calculated conversion efficiencies of 98.0% at 70 GHz and 95.2% at 140 GHz (interior waveguide diameter D=27.8 mm for 200 kW transmission lines) are in excellent agreement with the measured values of (97.6±0.4)% and (95±1)%, respectively.     

94GHz二次谐波回旋管波纹波导模式转换

在耦合波理论的基础上,详细讨论了3mm二次谐波渐变复合腔回旋管内置TE03—TE02—TE01模式转换器,并使模式转换器兼作回旋管的收集极.采用波纹波导结构和不同的相位重匹配技术进行优化分析,得到了可靠的最优几何参量.以此结果设计出了紧凑、高效的94GH z波纹波导模式转换器,并在回旋管的热测实验中测出模式样图.