| abstract |
An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a housing defining a chamber configured to receive at least one susceptor and at least one aerosol-forming substrate, the chamber having a length along a longitudinal axis thereof extending from a first end of the chamber to a second end of the chamber; and an inductor coil provided within the housing, disposed around the chamber, and extending along at least a portion of the length of the chamber, the inductor coil including a first portion disposed closest to the first end of the chamber, a second portion disposed closest to the second end of the chamber, and a third portion disposed between the first and the second portions, and a number of turns per unit length in the third portion is less than a number of turns per unit length in one or both of the first and the second portions. |