Experimental Study on Microwave Power Combining Based on Injection-Locked 15-kW S -Band Continuous-Wave Magnetrons

Microwave power combining based on dual 15-kW continuous-wave (CW) magnetrons in S-band is presented. The injection locking on 15-kW CW magnetrons has been successfully accomplished. The phase-locking bandwidth of each magnetron reaches 5 MHz with an improved dc power supply. Meanwhile, phase jitters are measured and analyzed briefly. The injection-locked 15-kW magnetrons have stable magnitude and tunable locked phase, which are suitable for coherent power combining. A dual-magnetron microwave power combining system has been designed and developed with an automatic phase controlling mechanism. The microwave power combining efficiency is higher than 95%. It is the first time to demonstrate a successful microwave power combining of dual 15-kW S-band CW magnetrons. The system will find industrial applications in producing diamond film from microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition. Large-power and high-efficiency microwave sources based on power combining from magnetrons are good candidates for industrial applications.