High Power Laser and Particle Beams, Volume. 37, Issue 1, 013006(2025)

Design of high-power TM01 online mode selection coupling device

Ligang Zhang, Weibing Tan, Xiaoze Li, Xiaoxin Zhu, and Xianggang Hu
Author Affiliations
  • Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology, Xi’an 710024, China
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    Figures & Tables(18)
    Schematic diagram of the TM01 mode selection coupler and its working principle
    Cross-sectional E-field of TM01 mode and TE11 mode in circular waveguide
    Simulation model for the single-arm four-aperture directional coupler
    Coupling degree and directivity of coupler vary with the number of coupling apertures
    Result of simulation of single-arm four-aperture coupler
    Magic T network
    Simulation results of magic T network
    Coupling degree of each mode in the coupler
    E-field distribution of the coupler at 16 GHz
    Image and coupling measurement schematic of fabricated mode selector coupler
    Measurement setup of coupling about different modes
    Calibration curve of mode selector coupler
    Setup of HPM test
    Typical measured waveforms of the generated microwave
    • Table 1. Transmission modes in diameter 30 mm circular waveguide

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      Table 1. Transmission modes in diameter 30 mm circular waveguide

      modenumber
      TE112
      TM011
      TE212
      TE011
      TM112
      TE312
    • Table 2. Complex amplitude of the different ports of TM01 and TE11 modes

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      Table 2. Complex amplitude of the different ports of TM01 and TE11 modes

      portTM01 amplitudeTE11 amplitude
      1Em1${E_{{\rm{m}}2}}{{\rm{e}}^{{\rm{j}}{\varphi _1}}}$
      2Em1${E_{{\rm{m}}3}}{{\rm{e}}^{{\rm{j}}{\varphi _2}}}$
      3Em1$ - {E_{{\rm{m}}2}}{{\rm{e}}^{{\rm{j}}{\varphi _1}}}$
      4Em1$ - {E_{{\rm{m}}3}}{{\rm{e}}^{{\rm{j}}{\varphi _2}}}$
      90${E_{{\rm{m}}2}}{{\rm{e}}^{{\rm{j}}{\varphi _1}}} - {E_{{\rm{m}}3}}{{\rm{e}}^{{\rm{j}}{\varphi _2}}}$
      102Em10
    • Table 3. Dimensional parameters of the single-arm four-aperture coupler

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      Table 3. Dimensional parameters of the single-arm four-aperture coupler

      D/mmR1/mmR2/mmL/mmR/mmT/mm
      301.726.815.4
    • Table 4. Test power difference between two-arm coupler and mode-selective coupler in different directions

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      Table 4. Test power difference between two-arm coupler and mode-selective coupler in different directions

      directionstest power difference of two-arm coupler/dBtest power difference of mode-selective coupler/dB
      east to west0.02 (arm1/arm2)−0.10
      down to up−0.26 (arm1/arm2)−0.08
      west to east−0.13 (arm2/arm1)−0.05
      up to down0.49 (arm2/arm1)−0.13
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    Ligang Zhang, Weibing Tan, Xiaoze Li, Xiaoxin Zhu, Xianggang Hu. Design of high-power TM01 online mode selection coupling device[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2025, 37(1): 013006

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    Received: May. 6, 2024

    Accepted: Nov. 11, 2024

    Published Online: Feb. 21, 2025

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    DOI:10.11884/HPLPB202537.240159

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