title: Parametric phase locking in an electron rf oscillator.
abstract: We propose a way to achieve phase locking of output rf radiation produced by an oscillator driven by a cw electron beam. The locking mechanism is provided by fast periodic modulation of electromagnetic properties of the operating cavity. Ohmic loss and/or the eigenmode frequency are modulated using induced photoconductivity of a semiconductor insert, as affected by a laser with a pulse repetition rate equal to twice the rf frequency.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Applied Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Nizhny Novgorod 603950, Russia.
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Kuzikov
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Savilov