• DocumentCode
    2075458
  • Title

    Control of phase non-linearities in TWT amplifiers

  • Author

    MacMullen, A.

  • Author_Institution
    Technol. Service Corp., Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    2-4 May 2000
  • Abstract
    Many modern systems using traveling wave tubes (TWT) impose tight tolerances on the linearity of the insertion phase of the device. This paper describes the problems of attaining good linearity. Very close coordination between the TWT designer and the user is mandatory.
  • Keywords
    microwave power amplifiers; microwave tubes; travelling wave amplifiers; TWT amplifiers; high power; insertion phase; linearity; phase nonlinearities; tolerance; traveling wave tubes; Error correction; Feedback circuits; Linearity; Microwave devices; Modems; Phase measurement; Power engineering and energy; Radio frequency; Reflection; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Vacuum Electronics Conference, 2000. Abstracts. International
  • Conference_Location
    Monterey, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5987-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OVE:EC.2000.847485
  • Filename
    847485