High Power Laser and Particle Beams, Volume. 37, Issue 6, 064002(2025)

Design of cavity power combiner with rotatable online decoupling system

Guodong Jiang1,2,3, Longbo Shi1,3, Liepeng Sun1,3、*, Kean Jin1, Zhengrong Wu1,3, Chao Pan1, Guirong Huang1,3, and Yuan He1,3
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  • 1Linear Accelerator Center, Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
  • 2School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
  • 3School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    To facilitate online replacement and maintenance of solid-state power sources in particle accelerators, a cavity power combiner with online decoupling capability is required. While cavity combiners offer high power capacity, adjustable input coupling has not been achieved online. Therefore, we designed a 650 MHz eight-in-one cavity power combiner with a rotatable decoupling system. By integrating non-contact open-circuit slits at the RF input port and separating the coupling loop from the cavity, we enabled online rotation adjustment of the magnetic coupling loop. This adjustment allows real-time tuning of input coupling according to the operational status of solid-state power sources, facilitating hot-swapping and efficiency optimization. Simulation results demonstrate high synthesis efficiency and minimal power loss, with excellent amplitude consistency between input and output ports (deviations within 0.25 dB). The ability to adjust coupling online enhances RF isolation at input ports, enabling seamless hot-swappable replacement of power amplifier modules and significantly improving maintainability and flexibility.

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    Guodong Jiang, Longbo Shi, Liepeng Sun, Kean Jin, Zhengrong Wu, Chao Pan, Guirong Huang, Yuan He. Design of cavity power combiner with rotatable online decoupling system[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2025, 37(6): 064002

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    Received: Aug. 12, 2024

    Accepted: Mar. 28, 2025

    Published Online: Jun. 23, 2025

    The Author Email: Liepeng Sun (sunlp@impcas.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.11884/HPLPB202537.240257

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