The operating current and diode temperatures of the 70 W amplifier were adjusted to improve the
output of the pre-modecleaner.
The first two plots show the increase in diode temperatures and the corresponding increase
in pre-modecleaner transmitted power. The third plot shows the pre-modecleaner transmitted power
and reflected power over the same time period. The fourth and fifth plots show the output of the
70 W amplifier as the diode temperatures and diode currents were manipulated.
Whilst the diode temperatures and currents were varied, the output of the 70 W amplifier did
not vary appreciably. The pre-modecleaner output increased by ~2 W and the reflected power decreased
by ~1 W.
With the diode current and temperature tunings, the output mode of the 70 W amplifier is
better matched to the pre-modecleaner and didn't not significantly affect the output power of the amplifier.