Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Volume. 42, Issue 1, 26(2023)

Terahertz sheet beam vacuum electron devices

Zhi-Fang LYU1... Chang-Qing ZHANG2, Zhan-Liang WANG1, Sheng-Kun JIANG1, Cun-Jun RUAN3, Jin-Jun FENG2, Yu-Bin GONG1 and Zhao-Yun DUAN1,* |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Vacuum Electronics in Chengdu,School of Electronic Science and Engineering,University of Electronic Science and Technology of China,Chengdu Sichuan 611731,China
  • 2National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Vacuum Electronics in Beijing,Beijing Vacuum Electronics Research Institute,Beijing 100015,China
  • 3School of Electronics and Information Engineering,Beihang University,Beijing 100191,China
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    Sheet beam is a kind of electron beam, whose cross-section is approximate rectangular or elliptical shape with high aspect ratio. Compared with conventional pencil beam, sheet beam has many advantages, such as high beam current and large interaction area. Terahertz science and technology have got rapid development in recent years owing to its high frequency, wide bandwidth, high-speed transmission rate, and other advantages of terahertz waves. As a kind of new-type vacuum electron devices, terahertz sheet beam devices have excellent performance such as high power, high gain, high efficiency, and miniaturization. However, it is difficult for sheet beam to keep stable transport over a long distance due to the existence of Diocotron instability, which cannot lead to fully demonstrating its technical advantages. This paper briefly summarizes the generation, formation, and focusing methods of sheet beam, and then introduces the state-of-the-art of terahertz sheet beam devices. Finally, the challenges and development tendencies are discussed.

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    Zhi-Fang LYU, Chang-Qing ZHANG, Zhan-Liang WANG, Sheng-Kun JIANG, Cun-Jun RUAN, Jin-Jun FENG, Yu-Bin GONG, Zhao-Yun DUAN. Terahertz sheet beam vacuum electron devices[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2023, 42(1): 26

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Mar. 20, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Feb. 23, 2023

    The Author Email: DUAN Zhao-Yun (zhyduan@uestc.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2023.01.005

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