Title :
Planar helix with straight-edge connections and a sheet electron beam for traveling-wave tube applications
Author :
Chua, Ciersiang ; Aditya, Sheel ; Shen, Zhongxiang ; Tang, Min ; Tsai, Julius
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
A printed planar helix with straight-edge connections has been simulated with a sheet electron beam, which has an elliptical cross-section and is centered in the planar helix. The amplification of the input signal as well as the mode of propagation has been examined. A gain of 15 dB at 4.75 GHz is observed for a beam current of 32 mA.
Keywords :
electron beams; travelling wave tubes; current 32 mA; elliptical cross-section; frequency 4.75 GHz; gain 15 dB; input signal amplification; printed planar helix; sheet electron beam; straight-edge connection; traveling-wave tube application; Coplanar waveguides; Couplings; Electron beams; Electron tubes; Gain; Impedance; Generalized pencil-of-function; particle-in-cell; planar helix; sheet beam; traveling-wave tube;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC), 2011 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Bangalore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8662-5
DOI :
10.1109/IVEC.2011.5747104
