Title :
Design and Initial Testing of Omniguide Traveling-Wave Tube Structures
Author :
Smirmova, E.I. ; Carlsten, B.E. ; Earley, L.M.
Author_Institution :
Los Alamos Nat. Lab.
Abstract :
We propose to use the photonic band gap (PBG) structures for the construction of a traveling-wave tube (TWT) at W-band. The development of wide-band mm-wave TWT amplifiers is underway at Los Alamos National Laboratory. A TWT would present a wide bandwidth source for remote mm-wave spectroscopy. PBG TWT structures have great potential for very large bandwidth and linear dispersion. In addition, being cheap to fabricate, the PBG structures enhance the commercial transferability of the W-band TWT technology
Keywords :
electron tube testing; millimetre wave spectroscopy; millimetre wave tubes; photonic band gap; travelling wave tubes; Los Alamos National Laboratory; PBG; W-band; mm-wave spectroscopy; omniguide traveling-wave tube; photonic band gap structures; wide bandwidth source; wide-band mm-wave TWT amplifiers; Bandwidth; Dielectrics; Laboratories; Millimeter wave measurements; Millimeter wave technology; Optical waveguides; Periodic structures; Photonic band gap; Silicon compounds; Testing; millimeter-wave; photonic band gap structures; travelling-wave tubes;
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.2006.1666379
