Unconventional microwave source

Novac, Bucur; Senior, Peter; Farage, Michael; Smith, Ivor R.; Xiao, Renzhen

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Unconventional microwave source

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posted on 2018-06-05, 13:56 authored by Bucur NovacBucur Novac, Peter SeniorPeter Senior, Michael Farage, Ivor R. Smith, Renzhen Xiao

A number of published papers are reporting that electromagnetic radiation is being generated by unexpected sources such as explosives, metal fracturing, or peeling common adhesive tape under vacuum. Here, we report on an unconventional microwave source (UMS) that produces, with a high degree of reproducibility, electromagnetic radiation covering an unusually wide frequency spectrum ranging from hundreds of kilohertz to many tens of gigahertz. The UMS is based on picosecond electric breakdown of a polymer and does not require vacuum technology.

History

School

Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

Published in

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Citation

NOVAC, B.M. ... et al, 2018. Unconventional microwave source. IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 66(7), pp. 3245-3252.

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Version

AM (Accepted Manuscript)

Acceptance date

2018-04-10

Publication date

2018-05-10

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