Broadband traveling wave tubes in Ka- and Ku-band

Author

Ehret, Peter ; Laurent, A. ; Bosch, Ernst

Author_Institution

THALES Electron Devices, Vélizy, France

fYear

2014

fDate

22-24 April 2014

Firstpage

47

Lastpage

48

Abstract

The paper presents the capability of THALES Traveling Wave Tubes (TWT) for broadband satellite applications in the Ku- and the Ka-band. In the last years on the communication market a significant increase of data transfer has been recognized. Based on this continuing trend the satellite infrastructure has to provide a flexible and broadband solution for the communication equipment. The RF amplifier has a key role in the definition of the performance. The Traveling Wave Tube technology is able to support the broadband characteristic. THALES provides a portfolio of TWTs which will cover the need of the payload manufacturers. THALES has an outstanding experience in developing and manufacturing Traveling Wave Tubes and can demonstrate an impressive in orbit heritage.

Keywords

microwave amplifiers; satellite communication; travelling wave tubes; Ka-band; Ku-band; RF amplifier; THALES traveling wave tubes; TWT; broadband characteristic; broadband satellite applications; broadband traveling wave tubes; communication equipment; communication market; data transfer; orbit heritage; satellite infrastructure; Bandwidth; Broadband amplifiers; Electron tubes; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Satellites; Ka-band; Ku-band; TWT; Traveling Wave Tube; broadband;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vacuum Electronics Conference, IEEE International

Conference_Location

Monterey, CA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IVEC.2014.6857483

Filename

6857483