Title :
Simulations of waveguide components for use in a Ka-band gyro-traveling wave amplifier
Author :
Robertson, C.W. ; Phelps, A.D.R. ; Whyte, C.G. ; Young, A.R. ; Ronald, K. ; Cross, A.W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
Abstract :
CST Microwave Studio computer simulations have been used to design a series of waveguide components for a gyro-TWA operating in the Ka-band (26.5-40GHz) frequency range. Results will be presented of circular to helical waveguide transitions and microwave severs.
Keywords :
electrical engineering computing; helical waveguides; travelling wave amplifiers; waveguide components; waveguide transitions; CST Microwave Studio computer simulations; Ka-band gyrotraveling wave amplifier; circular-helical waveguide transitions; gyro-TWA; microwave severs; waveguide components; Broadband amplifiers; Frequency domain analysis; Microwave amplifiers; Microwave oscillators; Plasmas; Waveguide components;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2011 36th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Houston, TX
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0510-6
Electronic_ISBN :
2162-2027
DOI :
10.1109/irmmw-THz.2011.6104993