Vector control of radio frequency signal in narrow band loads driven by injection locked magnetron using carrier amplitude modulation by spectral energy spreading via phase modulation

A system for powering a device requiring power comprising:

• a radio frequency device electrically coupled to said device requiring power, configured to provide power to said device requiring power;
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• a low level radio frequency module comprising:
• an amplitude PI controller that controls the amplitude of a drive signal via phase modulation of said drive signal, said low level radio frequency module configured to provide a modulated amplitude and modulated phase of said drive signal to said radio frequency device wherein powering said device requiring power with said radio frequency device further comprises modulating sidebands outside the bandwidth of the device requiring power such that said sidebands are reflected and only a carrier remains, thereby providing vector control of a radio frequency vector associated with said device requiring power.

An apparatus for powering a cavity associated with a particle accelerator comprising:

• a phase locked magnetron electrically connected to said cavity and configured to provide power to said cavity associated with said particle accelerator;
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• a low level radio frequency module said low level radio frequency module comprising:
• an amplitude controller that drives phase modulation to an amplitude modulation linearizing block configured to provide a phase modulation depth control signal;
• a phase modulation frequency generator for generating a wave of a pre-selected frequency that is multiplied with said phase modulated depth control signal;
• an amplitude PI controller configured to control said phase modulation depth control;
• wherein said low level radio frequency module is configured to provide a modulated amplitude via phase modulation of a drive signal to injection lock said magnetron wherein powering said cavity associated with said particle accelerator with said injection locked magnetron removes power from a carrier according to a modulation scheme and provides vector control of a cavity radio frequency vector.