60-GHz space TWT to address future market

Author

Kornfeld, Guenter K. ; Bosch, Ernst ; Gerum, Werner ; Fleury, Georges

Author_Institution

Thomson Tubes Electron. GmbH, Ulm, Germany

Volume

48

Issue

1

fYear

2001

fDate

1/1/2001 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

68

Lastpage

71

Abstract

The market situation of space traveling wave tubes (TWTs) over the last four years is reviewed. It is exemplified that space TWTs are not only the key components for the traditional frequency ranges in C- and Ku-band, but also for new satellite communication systems as digital audio broadcasting in the lower L- and S-band frequency range and the planned, new global multimedia systems. There, Thomson Tubes Electroniques GmbH (TTEG) has developed the new family of Ka band TWTs, which provide the large bandwidth and power requirements for high data rate transmission. TTEG is also developing 60-GHz TWTs as RF intersatellite-links for global satellite systems. The promising results of the 560 g lightweight, 25 W, broadband helix TWT are mainly reported and the requirements compared with those for a parallel 60 W 60-GHz interdigital line TWT development

Keywords

millimetre wave tubes; satellite communication; space communication links; travelling wave tubes; 25 W; 560 g; 60 GHz; EHF; MM-wave TWT; RF intersatellite-links; Thomson Tubes Electroniques GmbH; broadband helix TWT; lightweight design; satellite communication systems; space TWT; space traveling wave tubes; Bandwidth; Broadband amplifiers; Digital audio broadcasting; Electron tubes; Multimedia systems; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency amplifiers; Satellite broadcasting; Satellite communication; Space exploration;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9383

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/16.892169

Filename

892169