High frequency, wide-bandwidth millimeter-wave power module

Author

Song, H. ; Francisco, F. ; Steidle, D.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO

fYear

2008

fDate

15-19 June 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

1

Abstract

Power combined millimeter-wave power module (MMPM) is under development for high data rate communications and high-resolution radar applications. The MMPM is comprised of V-band traveling-wave tubes (TWT) that are capable of wide-bandwidth operation with moderately high power. The TWTs are designed with various simulation codes. The circuit utilizes T-shaped BeO support rods. The computational procedures and tools used in designing the device along with the experimental progress are presented. Comparison with previously developed MMPM is described.

Keywords

data communication equipment; millimetre wave power transistors; travelling wave tubes; T shaped BeO support rods; V band TWT; V band traveling wave tubes; high data rate communications; high frequency wide bandwidth MMPM; high resolution radar applications; millimeter wave power module; wide bandwidth operation; Circuit simulation; Computational modeling; Electrons; Frequency conversion; Millimeter wave circuits; Millimeter wave radar; Millimeter wave technology; Multichip modules; Radar applications; Springs;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Plasma Science, 2008. ICOPS 2008. IEEE 35th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Karlsruhe

ISSN

0730-9244

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1929-6

Electronic_ISBN

0730-9244

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PLASMA.2008.4591031

Filename

4591031