Simulation of S band magnetically insulated transmission line oscillator

A ladder cathode S band magnetically insulated transmission line oscillator(MILO) that operates at 2.10 GHz is designed. Proper structure parameters are chosen based on the discussion of dispersion characteristics. The resonant frequency and loaded quality factor are obtained through numerical calculation of the open cavity model of MILO. An output power of 4.35 GW is generated in 2.5 D particle simulation when the input voltage is 523 kV and input current is 49.7 kA. The power efficiency is 16.7%.