Title :
94-GHz TWT for military radar applications
Author :
Gerum, W. ; Schneider, Klaus
Author_Institution :
Thomson Tubes Electron. GmbH, Ulm
fDate :
1/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
For future military radar applications, high frequency, light-weight TWTs become more and more important. To cover this market, Thomson Tubes Electroniques GmbH several years ago started the development of a 94-GHz TWT. The goal of this program was a TWT (double comb delay line structure) in the 94-GHz frequency range with an instantaneous bandwidth greater than 500 MHz (tunable within 1 GHz) and an output peak power greater than 200 W in the center of the band (150 W over the band) for a duty cycle of max. 10%. The basic design and main test results of the 94-GHz TWT are the content of this paper
Keywords :
delay lines; military radar; millimetre wave tubes; radar transmitters; travelling wave tubes; 150 to 200 W; 500 MHz; 94 GHz; EHF; MM-wave TWT; Thomson Tubes Electroniques GmbH; double comb delay line structure; lightweight TWTs; military radar applications; Delay lines; Electron optics; Electron tubes; Frequency; Missiles; Optical distortion; Production; Prototypes; Radar applications; Space technology;
Journal_Title :
Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
