Title :
High-efficiency, 200-W Ku-band traveling-wave tubes for satellite communications downlinks
Author :
Menninger, William L. ; Eze, David C. ; Hollister, Roger S. ; Martin, Russell H.
Author_Institution :
L-3 Commun. Electron Technol., Inc., Torrance, CA, USA
Abstract :
L-3 Communications Electron Technologies (L-3 ETI) has recently tested a unit from the production family of Ku-band TWTs, the 88151HXR S/N 110, up to 200-W RF output power in thermal vacuum. Performance data and thermal analysis from the testing will be presented.
Keywords :
satellite communication; thermal analysis; travelling wave tubes; 88151HXR S-N 110; Ku-band traveling-wave tubes; L-3 Communications Electron Technologies; L-3 ETI; TWT; performance data; power 200 W; production family; satellite communications downlinks; thermal analysis; thermal vacuum; Downlink; Electron tubes; Power generation; Radio frequency; Temperature measurement; Testing; high-power amplifier; satellite communications; traveling-wave tube;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC), 2013 IEEE 14th International
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5976-4
DOI :
10.1109/IVEC.2013.6571081
