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The paper presents a series of model experiments devoted to the influence of a signal reflected from a non-resonant load on the gyrotron operation regime. The non-resonant reflector used in the experiments was in the form of an iris with remote control of its position in the waveguide. The possibility of frequency tuning in the band determined by the Q-factor of the gyrotron resonator and power modulation in a range of up to 20% was demonstrated in the experiment.
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Bogdashov, A.A., Fokin, A.P., Glyavin, M.Y. et al. Experimental Study of the Influence of Reflections from a Non-resonant Load on the Gyrotron Operation Regime. J Infrared Milli Terahz Waves 41, 164–170 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10762-019-00655-4
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