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W-band tunable, multi-channel, frequency comb Doppler backscattering diagnostic in the ASDEX-Upgrade tokamak

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This article presents the design, implementation, and first data of a uniquely flexible, multi-channel, frequency comb Doppler backscattering diagnostic recently made operational in the ASDEX-Upgrade tokamak 1. It uses a double sideband signal fed into a x6 frequency multiplier to produce a multiple-frequency output spectrum. Seven of these frequencies are simultaneously measured in the receiver via a two-step frequency down-conversion and traditional I/Q demodulation. The frequency comb spectrum is fully tunable to sit anywhere in the W-band. The inter-frequency separation is also uniquely tunable remotely between 0.1 and 6 GHz without any hardware changes. The diagnostic can be operated in both O and X-mode polarizations and at both oblique and normal incidence to the cutoff layer. The time evolution of backscattered signals, in excess of 30 dB, from 7 distinct frequencies sampled simultaneously are presented across an L to H-mode confinement regime transition.
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hal-04276332 , version 1 (08-11-2023)

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P. Molina Cabrera, W. Kasparek, T. Happel, H. Eixenberger, L. Kammerloher, et al.. W-band tunable, multi-channel, frequency comb Doppler backscattering diagnostic in the ASDEX-Upgrade tokamak. Review of Scientific Instruments, 2023, 94 (8), ⟨10.1063/5.0151271⟩. ⟨hal-04276332⟩
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