Title :
Taper optimization for helix traveling-wave tubes using adaptive simulated annealing
Author :
Meyne, Sascha ; Krenz, Markus ; Jacob, A.F.
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Hochfrequenztech., Tech. Univ. Hamburg-Harburg, Hamburg, Germany
Abstract :
A specialized version of adaptive simulated annealing is presented. It is designed to optimize helix tapers for traveling-wave tubes in terms of output power and linearity based on the saturated tube characteristics. The algorithm is tested on a Ku-band traveling-wave tube and the results are presented.
Keywords :
simulated annealing; travelling wave tubes; Ku-band traveling-wave tube; adaptive simulated annealing; helix tapers; helix traveling-wave tubes; saturated tube characteristics; taper optimization; Algorithm design and analysis; Cooling; Electron tubes; Linearity; Power generation; Simulated annealing;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Electronics Conference, IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA
DOI :
10.1109/IVEC.2014.6857530
