RF study and simulations of a C-band Barrel Open Cavity (BOC) pulse compressor

TL;DR

This paper presents an RF study and simulations of a C-band BOC pulse compressor, detailing its design, simulation, and theoretical performance metrics such as energy multiplication and power gain.

Contribution

The paper provides the first detailed RF analysis and 3-D simulations of a C-band BOC pulse compressor, including its key components and operating mode.

Findings

Achieved an energy multiplication factor of 1.99

Attained a peak power gain of 6.34

Validated design through numerical simulations

Abstract

This paper focuses on the RF study of a C-band(5712MHz) BOC pulse compressor. The operating principle of BOC is presented and the technical specifications are determined. The main components of BOC such as the cavity, the matching waveguide, the coupling slots and the tuning rings were numerically simulated by 3-D codes software HFSS and CST Microwave Studio(MWS). The "whispering gallery" mode TM6,1,1 with an unload Q of 100000 was chosen to oscillate in the cavity. An energy multiplication factor of 1.99 and a peak power gain of 6.34 were achieved theoretically.