Title :
High average power W-band TWT development
Author :
Theiss, A.J. ; Meadows, C.J. ; Freeman, R. ; True, R.B. ; Martin, J.M. ; Montgomery, K.L.
Author_Institution :
Electron Devices, L-3 Commun., San Carlos, CA, USA
Abstract :
A second full-gain W-Band folded-waveguide TWT is in test. The TWT largely duplicates the design reported on in 2008 and maintains the goals of one-percent- bandwidth, 250 watts of peak power, 100 watts of average power, and small-signal gain near 30 dB.
Keywords :
travelling wave tubes; waveguides; TWT; W-Band folded-waveguide; gain 30 dB; power 100 W; power 250 W; travelling wave tubes; Assembly; Circuits; Communication industry; Current measurement; Electron devices; Gain measurement; Radio frequency; Testing; Voltage; Welding;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Electronics Conference, 2009. IVEC '09. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3500-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3501-2
DOI :
10.1109/IVELEC.2009.5193392
