Title :
Thales 300 Watt Ku-Band radiation and conduction cooled Travelling Wave Tube
Author :
Hanika, Jochen ; Dietrich, Christof ; Birtel, Philip
Author_Institution :
Thales Electron. Syst. GmbH, Ulm, Germany
Abstract :
Thales has a strong heritage in Ku-Band Travelling Wave Tubes for communication in space up to 200 W. This paper shows a new generation of a Ku-band TWT feasible up to 300 W continuous output power. This TWT has been designed for various Ku-band broadband space applications.
Keywords :
space communication links; travelling wave tubes; Ku-band broadband space applications; Ku-band travelling wave tubes; TWT; Thales; power 200 W; power 300 W; space communication; Bandwidth; Broadband communication; Electron tubes; Power generation; Production; Qualifications; Space exploration; CC; High power; Ku-band; RC; TWT; Travelling Wave Tube;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC), 2015 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-7109-1
DOI :
10.1109/IVEC.2015.7223815