Improved traveling wave maser amplifier

Traveling Wave Maser /TWM/ that operates at S-band frequencies is characterized by a greatly improved gain-bandwidth product with relatively low equivalent-noise temperature. Tests indicate that its performance exceeds that of any other type of S-band amplifier

A simple tester provides resonant frequency measurements of ferrite devices

Tester enables direct measurement of the resonant frequency of an yttrium iron garnet disk. The disk is tested while mounted on the isolator strip with less regard for dimensional flaws

Apparatus makes klystron operating frequency adjustable from remote point

Apparatus makes possible proper frequency adjustment in a receiver using a pump klystron for a traveling-wave master. It incorporates a tunable overcoupled cavity with irises of appropriate size to accomplish frequency spread over the desired range and to maintain the Q of the klystron circuit at the optimum value

Circulator having quarter wavelength resonant post and parametric amplifier circuits utilizing the same Patent

Development of electromagnetic wave transmission line circulator and application to parametric amplifier circuit

Thermal short improves sensitivity of cryogenically cooled maser

In-line, quarter-wave thermal short cools the center conductor of the signal-input coaxial transmission line to a cryogenically cooled traveling wave maser. It reduces both the thermal noise contribution of the coaxial line and the heat leak through the center conductor to the maser at 4.4 degrees K

A traveling wave maser for deep space communication at 2295 and 2388 MHz

Tunable traveling wave maser for deep space communications and planetary rada

Resonant isolator for maser amplifier

An isolator is described for use in a low noise maser amplifier, which provides low loss across a wide bandwidth and which can be constructed at moderate cost. The isolator includes a train of garnet or ferrite elements extending along the length of a microwave channel parallel to the slow wave structure, with the elements being of staggered height, so that the thin elements which are resonant to the microwaves are separated by much thicker elements. The thick garnet or ferrite elements reduce the magnetic flux passing through the thin elements to permit altering of the shape of the thin elements so as to facilitate their fabrication and to provide better isolation with reduced loss, by increasing the thickness of the thin elements and decreasing their length and width

Improved masers for X-band and Ku band

Slow-wave structure of traveling-wave maser utilizes comb system which is comprised of ruby on one side and alumina on other; alumina also supports isolator material. Radiation at pump frequency is coupled to ruby through shaped alumina strips. Contact between ruby bars and comb completes conductance path for heat transfer

Dielectric-loaded waveguide circulator for cryogenically cooled and cascaded maser waveguide structures

A dielectrically loaded four port waveguide circulator is used with a reflected wave maser connected to a second port between first and third ports to form one of a plurality of cascaded maser waveguide structures. The fourth port is connected to a waveguide loaded with microwave energy absorbing material. The third (output signal) port of one maser waveguide structure is connected by a waveguide loaded with dielectric material to the first (input) port of an adjacent maser waveguide structure, and the second port is connected to a reflected wave maser by a matching transformer which passes the signal to be amplified into and out of the reflected wavemaser and blocks pumping energy in the reflected wave maser from entering the circulator. A number of cascaded maser waveguide structures are thus housed in a relatively small volume of conductive material placed within a cryogenically cooled magnet assembly

Transmission line for S-band masers

Transmission-line is coaxial. Its outer conductor is made of thin-wall stainless-steel tube; inside is plated with 0.0025 mm copper and 0.0003 mm gold. This combination gives little microwave loss and adequate thermal isolation