Starting current conditions for initiating radiation from a backward oscillator with finite structure length and with non-zero end reflections are analyzed numerically. Because of the leak of radiation at both ends, the beam starting current for initiating oscillation cannot be zero. Various models for computing the condition are compared and discussed from the stand point of actual experiments.
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