"JOURNAL OF RADIOELECTRONICS" N 10, 1999

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Cyclotron Wave Electrostatic Amplifier

Vladimir A. Vanke
Faculty of Physics, Moscow State University

Hiroshi Matsumoto, Naoki Shinohara
Radio Atmospheric Science Center, Kyoto University, Japan

Physics principles of a new type of microwave input amplifiers are described. Cyclotron wave electrostatic amplifier (CWESA) has a low noise level, broad band, switchable gain, super high self-protection against microwave overloads, rapid recovery and small DC consumption. CWESAs are widely used in Russian pulse Doppler radars and other systems.

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