Dr Liang Zhang

Research Fellow

Physics

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Personal statement

I received the Ph.D. degree in physics from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK in 2012.

 

As a researcher, I have experience working on a variety of research projects including gyrotron travelling wave amplifiers, plasma filled microwave sources, microwave pulse compression and free electron lasers. I have led the development of gyro-TWAs in terms of design, computational simulation techniques and laboratory experimentation. I have carried out world-leading experiments of high power broadband mm-wave/THz amplifiers that have great potential in EPR/DNP and mm-wave wireless and satellite communications. I have successfully demonstrated a world-record 88-104GHz continuously tuneable, high power (10kW) Gyro-BWO experiment (2012), and a gyro-amplifier achieving 3.4kW with a 3dB instantaneous frequency bandwidth of at least 5.5GHz at W-band (2017).

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Publications

Efficient 94GHz Cherenkov radiation source with a multistage energy recovery system
MacLachlan Amy J, Zhang Liang, Konoplev Ivan V, Phelps Alan D R, Robertson Craig W, MacInnes Philip, Whyte Colin G, Ronald Kevin, Cross Adrian W, Henderson Mark A
2025 26th International Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC) 2025 26th International Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC), pp. 1-3 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1109/ivec63678.2025.11115321
Modulated cusp electron gun for millimeter-wave gyro-amplifiers
Donaldson Craig R, Zhang Liang, Robertson Craig W, Ronald Kevin, Whyte Colin G
2025 26th International Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC) 2025 26th International Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC), pp. 1-2 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1109/ivec63678.2025.11115784
Cherenkov THz demonstrator with multistage depressed collector driven by oversized annular electron beam : concept and first steps toward experiment
Konoplev IV, MacLachlan AJ, Zhang Liang, Rowley C, Young L, Bartley E, Ronald K, Phelps ADR, Lewtas H
2025 Photonics North (PN) 2025 Photonics North (PN) Photonics North (PN) Proceedings Vol 2025 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1109/pn66844.2025.11097165
Plasma channel development in polymineralic and porous rock aggregates
Wong T, MacPherson R, Timoshkin I, MacGregor S, Zhang L, Speirs DC, Whyte CG, MacLachlan AJ, Ronald K, Bingham B, Konoplev IV, Eves S, Bamford R
IEEE Pulsed Power & Plasma Science Conference 2025 (2025)
Research of millimetre-wave undulator at 94 GHz
Zhang Liang, Clarke Jim, Donaldson Craig R, Robertson Craig W, Whyte Colin G, Ronald Kevin, Cross Ardrian W
2025 26th International Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC) 2025 26th International Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC), pp. 1-2 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1109/ivec63678.2025.11115448
Sub-THz and THz Cherenkov radiation source with two-dimensional periodic surface lattice and multistage depressed collector
MacLachlan Amy J, Zhang Liang, Konoplev Ivan V, Phelps Alan D R, Robertson Craig W, MacInnes Philip, Whyte Colin G, Ronald Kevin, Cross Adrian W, Henderson Mark A
Scientific Reports Vol 14 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-74374-9

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Research Interests

Broadband, high power, mm-wave/terahertz gyrotron travelling wave amplifiers for next-generation magnetic resonance spectroscopy, telecommunications, security imaging and radar; Gyrotron backward wave oscillator; Conventional travelling wave amplifiers; Electron beam generation; Beam-wave interaction, Low-pressure gas discharge; Plasma filled high power microwave sources; Free electron lasers and pulsed power technologies.

Professional Activities

Research of Millimetre-wave Undulator at 94 GHz
Speaker
17/4/2025
Modulated cusp electron gun for millimeter-wave gyro-amplifiers
Contributor
15/4/2025
Optimization and measurement of an orthomode input coupling system for W-band gyro-amplifiers
Contributor
24/4/2024
Helically corrugated interaction regions for W-band gyrotron-Traveling Wave Amplifiers
Contributor
20/9/2023
High-power millimeter-wave/THz source and its application in accelerators
Speaker
12/12/2022
Characteristics of pseudospark discharge and its applications
Speaker
21/11/2022

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Projects

Drilling and Integrated GigaHertz-Generated Energy Resource DIGGER
Ronald, Kevin (Principal Investigator) MacGregor, Scott (Co-investigator) Timoshkin, Igor (Co-investigator) Whyte, Colin (Co-investigator) Wilson, Mark (Co-investigator) Speirs, David (Research Co-investigator) Zhang, Liang (Research Co-investigator)
14-Jan-2024 - 13-Jan-2025
Sheet electron beam vacuum electronic devices for the generation of high power THz radiation
Cross, Adrian (Principal Investigator) He, Wenlong (Co-investigator) Phelps, Alan (Co-investigator) Zhang, Liang (Research Co-investigator)
05-Jan-2019 - 04-Jan-2021
A modular, integrated electron gun and RF cavity for radiotherapy treatment systems in developing countries (AfricanRTT)
Cross, Adrian (Principal Investigator) Zhang, Liang (Research Co-investigator)
01-Jan-2018 - 31-Jan-2019
Terahertz High-Harmonic Gyrotron Oscillator By Using Metasurface Cylindrical Cavity (Newton Advanced Fellowship - Prof Chao-Hai Du)
Cross, Adrian (Principal Investigator) Zhang, Liang (Research Co-investigator)
Dr. Liang Zhang is responsible for scientific discussion and experimental arrangement with Prof. Du for the THz high-harmonic gyrotron oscillator.
28-Jan-2018 - 27-Jan-2022
Compact Light (XLS) H2020 INFRADEV-2016-2017
Cross, Adrian (Principal Investigator) Ronald, Kevin (Co-investigator) Zhang, Liang (Research Co-investigator)
University Strathclyde is responsible for the design of high power microwave sources to drive the lineariser, as well as the exploration of next-generation exotic undulator.

Dr. Liang Zhang is leading the design of a MW-level 48 GHz gyroklystron, as well as investigating the potentials of microwave undulators.
01-Jan-2018 - 31-Jan-2020
Cockcroft Institute | Nix, Laurence
Cross, Adrian (Principal Investigator) Zhang, Liang (Co-investigator) Nix, Laurence (Research Co-investigator)
01-Jan-2017 - 19-Jan-2021

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Dr Liang Zhang
Research Fellow
Physics

Email: liang.zhang@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 4812