Contribution to the RF Breakdown in Microwave Devices and its Prediction

Author

Vicente, C. ; Mattes, M. ; Wolk, D. ; Hartnagel, H.L. ; Mosig, J.R. ; Raboso, D.

Author_Institution

Dept. de Communicaciones, Univ. Politecnica de Valencia

fYear

2006

fDate

14-18 May 2006

Firstpage

22

Lastpage

27

Abstract

In this paper, the RF breakdown power threshold in arbitrary complex components based on rectangular waveguide technology is investigated. In particular, multipactor (in vacuum) and corona discharge (close to the Paschen curve minimum) are analyzed. The objective has been to predict the RF breakdown threshold for space applications. The simulation results have been validated with many experimental tests also performed within the frame of this work. The good agreement achieved shows the validity of the approach followed

Keywords

corona; high-frequency discharges; microwave filters; rectangular waveguides; vacuum breakdown; waveguide filters; RF breakdown; corona discharge; microwave devices; rectangular waveguide technology; space applications; vacuum multipactor; Communication industry; Corona; Electric breakdown; Magnetic field measurement; Microwave devices; Microwave filters; Radio frequency; Satellites; Space technology; Testing; Electromagnetic simulation; RF breakdown threshold; microwave filters;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Modulator Symposium, 2006. Conference Record of the 2006 Twenty-Seventh International

Conference_Location

Arlington, VA

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0018-X

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-0019-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MODSYM.2006.365174

Filename

4216126