72761S03-I New modulator designs are required to satisfy the demanding klystron driver requirements for the Next Generation Linear Collider at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. The modulators must be compact, robust, and efficient; generate reproducible pulses with precise specifications; be… More

72761-New modulator designs are required to satisfy the demanding klystron driver requirements for the Next Linear Collider (NLC) at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. The modulators must be compact, robust, and efficient; generate reproducible pulses with precise specifications; be economical… More

76250-This project will develop advanced wound dielectric and ceramic capacitors that will subsequently improve the capability of Marxed Modulators, thereby addressing concerns related to klystron drivers for of the Next Generation Linear Collider. In Phase I, advanced wound dielectric and ceramic… More

The proposed pulse generator synthesizes the best old and new technologies to create the ultimate, compact pulsed power architecture that will be applicable to virtually any source that requires a high voltage, nearly rectangular pulse; and is particularly capable of optimally satisfying the… More

In order to satisfy the demanding requirements of the International Linear Collider, this project will demonstrate the feasibility of producing fast kicker systems that employ Photoconductive Silicon Carbide switches and Nano-Ceramic Transmission Lines. The fast, high voltage, high current… More

Improved electron beam gun technologies are needed to replace the present inefficient guns that are currently used in numerous linear accelerator applications. Improvements to the cathodes, which are frequently the root of the gun problem, offer the best potential to make significant advancements. … More

Current modulators for linear accelerators rely on antiquated technology, and a new generation of compact, reliable modulators is essential to provide better capital and life cycle cost efficacies for the accelerator community. This project will demonstrate the feasibility of producing Coiled… More

The proposed solid-state "Photon Initiated Thyristor Switches" are a low risk approach that offer an outstanding opportunity to fulfill the near term switching requirements for numerous DoD systems including many of those pertinent to High Power Microwave sources for crucial Directed Energy… More

The proposed solid-state "Photo-Conductive Silicon Carbide Switches" offer an outstanding opportunity to fulfill the switching requirements for numerous DoD systems including many of those pertinent to High Power Microwave sources for crucial Directed Energy applications.

The successful culmination of this work will result in development of a highly directional integrated, photoconductive switch and source-antenna system that will generate high power THz radiation for a myriad of defense, homeland security, and civilian applications: including the ability to image… More

ABSTRACT: The successful culmination of this work will result in development of a highly directional integrated, photoconductive switch and source-antenna system that will generate high power THz radiation for a myriad of defense, homeland security, and civilian applications: including the ability… More

The proposed solid-state "Photon Initiated Thyristor Switches" are a low risk approach that offer an outstanding opportunity to fulfill the near term switching requirements for numerous DoD systems including many of those pertinent to High Power Microwave sources for crucial Directed Energy… More

The International Linear Collider and other accelerator applications require fast, high voltage, high current switches that are compact, robust, and efficient, and that can operate reliably at high repetition rates and modest duty cycles for long lifetimes. This project will demonstrate the… More