Title :
Current Development Programs for the Satcom Ka-Band EIK
Author :
Dobbs, Richard ; Hyttinen, Mark ; Roitman, Albert
Author_Institution :
Commun. & Power Ind. Canada Inc.
Abstract :
For over 30 years, CPI Canada has been designing and manufacturing extended interaction klystrons (EIK). In this time, the state of the art has been advanced significantly, to the point where the Ka-band EIK has been chosen for the uplink amplifiers for several systems. Since it´s introduction, several development programs have enhanced the performance and therefore the value of this product. These development programs have increased efficiency, bandwidth and output power, and have introduced conduction cooling and enhanced depressed collectors to the product line. Current programs are underway which target improvements in efficiency and the provision of field-tuning capability
Keywords :
klystrons; microwave amplifiers; satellite communication; Ka-band; conduction cooling; depressed collectors; extended interaction klystrons; satellite communication; uplink amplifiers; Bandwidth; Cooling; Electrodes; Klystrons; Manufacturing; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Power system reliability; Radio frequency; Tuning;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Electronics Conference, 2006 held Jointly with 2006 IEEE International Vacuum Electron Sources., IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0108-9
DOI :
10.1109/IVELEC.2006.1666260
