Title :
Low voltage Ka-band vacuum power TWT
Author :
Kennedy, John ; Colombo, Carl ; Watkins, Ray
Author_Institution :
L3 Commun. Electron Devices, San Carlos, CA, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. This paper describes a miniature, low voltage, vacuum TWT designed to operate in the 18-40 GHz. (Ka-band) at a minimum of 20 W (CW power). The TWT is light-weight and compact, weighing less than a pound and measuring approximately 6 inches in length. Current Ka-band units have been built which produce 80 W maximum and 32 W minimum (CW power) at 24 GHz and 40 GHz, respectively. Efforts are continuing to reliably extend low end performance to 18 GHz.
Keywords :
millimetre wave tubes; travelling wave tubes; 18 to 40 GHz; 20 W; 24 GHz; 32 W; 6 in; 80 W; Ka-band TWT; low voltage vacuum power TWT; miniature TWT; Circuits; Communication industry; Defense industry; Electron devices; Length measurement; Low voltage; Military communication; Millimeter wave devices; Power amplifiers; Power generation;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Electronics Conference, 2004. IVEC 2004. Fifth IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8261-7
DOI :
10.1109/IVELEC.2004.1316214
