Development of Backward Wave Oscillators for Terahertz Applications
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Calabazas Creek Research, Inc. (CCR) is developing advanced backward wave oscillators (BW0s) operating from 300 GHz to more than 1 THz. The BWOs will be used by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration as local oscillator sources in heterodyne receivers for low-background astronomy observations and remote sensing. Above 100 GHz, only BWOs have broad tunability (over 100 GHz) and high output power (-1 mW). The current program will reduce the weight, improve the efficiency, and extend the operating range of these devices.
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تاریخ انتشار 2010