Title :
Analysis of a vacuum microelectronic structure using VORPAL
Author :
Douglas, R. ; Lin, M.C. ; Stoltz, P.H. ; Lee, J. ; Song, H. ; Smithe, D.N.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Abstract :
Design and analysis of a slow-wave structure (SWS) potentially applicable to high power traveling-wave tube (TWT) amplifiers at millimeter-wave frequencies are presented. The circuit characteristics, including the dispersion relation, are predicted. Hot test particle-in-cell (PIC) simulation results will be described employing VORPAL that is based on the conformal finite difference time domain (CFDTD) method.
Keywords :
dispersion relations; finite difference time-domain analysis; millimetre wave amplifiers; slow wave structures; travelling wave amplifiers; vacuum microelectronics; CFDTD method; SWS design; TWT amplifiers; VORPAL; conformal finite difference time domain method; dispersion relation; high-power traveling-wave tube; hot test particle-in-cell simulation; millimeter-wave amplifiers; slow-wave structure design; vacuum microelectronic structure; Circuit simulation; Dispersion; Microelectronics; Millimeter wave circuits; Millimeter wave technology; Optical beams; Predictive models; Springs; Testing; USA Councils; TunneLadder; microfabrication; millimeter-wave; slow-wave structure;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference, 2009. IVNC 2009. 22nd International
Conference_Location :
Shizuoka
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3587-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3588-3
DOI :
10.1109/IVNC.2009.5271605
