High frequency source development at Calabazas Creek Research

Author

Ives, R.L. ; Kory, Carol ; Read, Michael ; Booske, John ; Neilson, Jeff ; Collins, George ; Borchard, P.

Author_Institution

Calabazas Creek Res., Inc., San Mateo, CA

fYear

2007

fDate

2-9 Sept. 2007

Firstpage

312

Lastpage

314

Abstract

Calabazas Creek Research, Inc. (CCR) is funded to develop a wide variety of RF sources from 81 GHz to 2 THz. Two traveling wave tubes are in development at 83.5 GHz for satellite communications applications. Development was performed on an overmoded, suspended ladder circuit at 95 GHz for high power applications. Two sources are in development at 650 GHz. CCR is continuing development of a 600-700 GHz backward wave oscillator and is funded to develop a 650 GHz TWTA (including the power supply). This TWT design incorporates a sheet electron beam and a planar circuit. To address high peak power applications, CCR is developing a gyrotron to generate peak power pulses exceeding 5 kW from a few hundred GHz up to 2.0 THz.

Keywords

travelling wave tubes; Calabazas Creek Research, Inc; RF sources; backward wave oscillator; high frequency source development; planar circuit; satellite communication application; sheet electron beam; suspended ladder circuit; traveling wave tube; Circuits; Electron beams; Gyrotrons; Oscillators; Power generation; Power supplies; Pulse generation; Pulsed power supplies; Radio frequency; Satellite communication; BWO; THz source; TWT; gyrotron; submillimeter;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2007 and the 2007 15th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics. IRMMW-THz. Joint 32nd International Conference on

Conference_Location

Cardiff

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1438-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICIMW.2007.4516513

Filename

4516513