Title :
Ka-band waveguide component simulations for a gyro-travelling wave amplifier
Author :
Robertson, C.W. ; Phelps, A.D.R. ; Whyte, C.G. ; Young, A.R. ; Ronald, K. ; Cross, A.W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
Abstract :
The results are presented of a series of CST Microwave Studio computer simulations of waveguide components for a gyro-TWA operating in the Ka-band (26.5-40GHz) frequency range. The components studied include circular to helical waveguide transitions and microwave severs.
Keywords :
circular waveguides; gyrotrons; helical waveguides; microwave amplifiers; millimetre wave amplifiers; travelling wave amplifiers; waveguide components; CST microwave studio computer simulation; Ka-band waveguide component simulation; circular waveguide; frequency 26.5 GHz to 40 GHz; gyro-TWA; gyro-travelling wave amplifier; helical waveguide; microwave sever; Broadband amplifiers; Computational modeling; Frequency domain analysis; Microwave amplifiers; Microwave oscillators; Plasmas; Waveguide components; 26–40 GHz; Gyrotron; Ka-band; gyro-travelling wave amplifier; helical corrugated waveguide; microwave components;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC), 2011 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Bangalore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8662-5
DOI :
10.1109/IVEC.2011.5747101
