Title :
Backward-wave vacuum amplifier for THz amplification
Author :
Mineo, Mauro ; Paoloni, Claudio ; Bariou, David ; David, Jean-François ; Durand, Alain J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Univ. of Roma "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
Abstract :
Backward-wave regime is suitable for the realization of THz vacuum amplifiers. The advantages in terms of structure dimensions, losses and low beam voltage are demonstrated. A 1 THz backward-wave amplifier is presented showing more that 18 dB gain and 8.5 dBm output power.
Keywords :
backward wave tubes; rectangular waveguides; terahertz wave devices; travelling wave amplifiers; Thz amplification; backward-wave vacuum amplifier; beam voltage; frequency 1 THz; gain 18 dB; Dispersion; Electron devices; Fabrication; Oscillators; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Rectangular waveguides; Backward wave; THz; TWT; amplifier; double-corrugated waveguide;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC), 2011 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Bangalore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8662-5
DOI :
10.1109/IVEC.2011.5746978
