Double Corrugated Waveguide for Ka-Band Traveling Wave Tube

Author

Paoloni, Claudio ; Mineo, Mauro ; Henry, Manju ; Huggard, Peter G.

Author_Institution

Eng. Dept., Lancaster Univ., Lancaster, UK

Volume

62

Issue

11

fYear

2015

Firstpage

3851

Lastpage

3856

Abstract

The double corrugated waveguide (DCW), incorporating a row of metallic pillars on each side of the electron beam, is demonstrated as a promising slow-wave structure for millimeter wave, Ka-band, traveling wave tubes (TWTs). Different configurations, including novel bent couplers with tapered pillars, have been designed, realized, and validated by S-parameter measurements. The design and simulation of a DCW TWT demonstrated very good performance in the frequency band 32-37 GHz. The ease of fabrication and assembly make the DCW a suitable basis for a new generation of millimeter wave TWTs.

Keywords

S-parameters; electron beams; slow wave structures; waveguides; Ka-band traveling wave tube; S-parameter measurements; bent couplers; double corrugated waveguide; electron beam; frequency 32 GHz to 37 GHz; metallic pillars; slow-wave structure; tapered pillars; Couplers; Electromagnetic waveguides; Electron beams; Electron tubes; Fabrication; Millimeter wave technology; Wideband; Double corrugated waveguide (DCW); microfabrication; millimeter waves; satellite communications; slow-wave structures (SWSs); traveling wave tubes (TWTs); traveling wave tubes (TWTs).;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9383

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TED.2015.2480535

Filename

7297824