@inproceedings{8e1f0895b05840e4ac6eedc12b5a51cb,
title = "Power limiting characteristics of a plasma-loaded evanescent-mode cavity resonator",
abstract = "Power limiting behavior of a cold plasma jet when introduced in an evanescent-mode (EVA) resonator is experimentally investigated in this paper. The plasma jet generates a pre-ionized region over the post of the cavity where most of the electric field is concentrated on. Due to pre-ionization, microwave breakdown occurs at a lower power level compared with the no-plasma case. During microwave breakdown the high electron density in the cavity causes high RF loss and consequently results in a power limiting behavior. The proposed technique has been examined in a 7.36-GHz EVA cavity resonator tested with incident power up to 56 W. Arc discharge occurs beyond 56 W causing high reflection levels of the RF signal. The proposed plasma-based approach can be employed in the future as a power limiting technology particularly in challenging applications where conventional techniques cannot be used due to temperature, power, or linearity constraints.",
author = "Abbas Semnani and Yang, {Hee Jun} and Michael Sinanis and Park, {Sung Jin} and Eden, {J. Gary} and Macheret, {Sergey O.} and Dimitrios Peroulis",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2016 EuMA.; 46th European Microwave Conference, EuMC 2016 ; Conference date: 04-10-2016 Through 06-10-2016",
year = "2016",
doi = "10.1109/EuMC.2016.7824421",
language = "English (US)",
series = "European Microwave Week 2016: {"}Microwaves Everywhere{"}, EuMW 2016 - Conference Proceedings; 46th European Microwave Conference, EuMC 2016",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "627--630",
booktitle = "European Microwave Week 2016",
address = "United States",
}