On the JET ITER-Like ICRF antenna and implications for the ICRF system for ITER

A new ``ITER-Like'' Ion Cyclotron Resonance Frequency (ICRF) antenna was installed on the JET tokamak in 2007 and extensively operated on plasma since May 2008 for a wide range of conditions (frequencies: 33, 42 and 47 MHz, L- and ELMy H-mode plasmas, antenna strap - plasma separatrix distances from 9 to 17 cm). Aspects relating to the potential performance and design of the ITER system, will be discussed: (i) the wave coupling performance and validation of the TOPICA modelling code used to predict the coupled power in ITER; (ii) the operation at high coupled power density (up to 6.2 MW/m$^{2}$ in L-mode, 4.1 MW/m$^{2}$ in H-mode) and high RF voltage on the antenna structure (up to 42 kV); (iii) the coupling of ICRF power during fast variations (ms) in coupling occurring during ELMs and (iv) antenna control in the presence of high mutual coupling between antenna straps.