DocumentCode
246557
Title
Traveling-wave tube amplifier second harmonic as millimeter-wave beacon source for atmospheric propagation studies
Author
Simons, Rainee N. ; Wintucky, Edwin G.
Author_Institution
NASA Glenn Res. Center (GRC), Cleveland, OH, USA
fYear
2014
fDate
6-11 July 2014
Firstpage
635
Lastpage
636
Abstract
This paper presents the design and test results of a CW millimeter-wave satellite beacon source, based on the second harmonic from a traveling-wave tube amplifier and utilizes a novel waveguide multimode directional coupler. A potential application of the beacon source is for investigating the atmospheric effects on Q-band (37-42 GHz) and V/W-band (71-76 GHz) satellite-to-ground signals.
Keywords
atmospheric techniques; harmonics; millimetre wave directional couplers; travelling wave amplifiers; travelling wave tubes; CW millimeter-wave satellite beacon source; Q-band satellite-to-ground signals; V-band signals; W-band signals; atmospheric propagation studies; frequency 37 GHz to 42 GHz; frequency 71 GHz to 76 GHz; second harmonic; traveling-wave tube amplifier; waveguide multimode directional coupler; Directional couplers; Frequency measurement; Harmonic analysis; NASA; Power harmonic filters; Satellites;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location
Memphis, TN
ISSN
1522-3965
Print_ISBN
978-1-4799-3538-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APS.2014.6904648
Filename
6904648
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