Title :
High-power Ka-band TWTs for airborne radars
Author :
Theiss, A.J. ; Lyon, D.B.
Author_Institution :
Electron Devices Div., Litton Ind., San Carlos, CA, USA
fDate :
11/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Litton EDD is developing a new class of Ka-band traveling-wave tubes (TWTs) that use a novel integral-polepiece folded-waveguide circuit to generate peak and average powers up to 1,500 watts. Rugged and highly reliable, this new technology is especially suited for airborne radars. Ongoing developments to increase the average power, the bandwidth and the frequency may be useful for future designs
Keywords :
airborne radar; millimetre wave generation; radar transmitters; travelling wave tubes; 1500 W; Ka-band; Litton EDD; TWTs; airborne radars; average power; average powers; bandwidth; frequency; integral-polepiece folded-waveguide circuit; peak powers; traveling-wave tubes; Airborne radar; Bandwidth; Cathodes; Copper; Frequency; Iron; Magnetic circuits; Magnetic fields; Power generation; Structural beams;
Journal_Title :
Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE
