Title :
New 2.5D code for modeling of nonlinear multisignal amplification in a wideband helix traveling wave tube
Author :
Rozhnev, A.G. ; Ryskin, N.M. ; Sokolov, D.V. ; Trubetskov, D.I. ; Pobedonostsev, A.S. ; Rumyantsev, S.A. ; Khomitch, V.B.
Author_Institution :
Saratov State Univ., Russia
Abstract :
Broadband high-gain traveling wave tube (TWT) amplifiers are widely employed in communications and other related applications. For design of such devices, numerical modeling and optimization tools are of great importance. In this paper, we describe a new 2.5D code for simulation of a helix TWT.
Keywords :
Helmholtz equations; computational electromagnetics; finite difference methods; space charge; travelling wave amplifiers; travelling wave tubes; 2.5D code; Helmholtz equations; electron trajectories; finite-difference method; harmonic power distributions; nonlinear multisignal amplification; numerical modeling; optimization; space-charge field simulation; three-dimensional relativistic equations; wideband helix traveling wave tube; Broadband amplifiers; Electron optics; Equations; Frequency; Magnetic fields; Magnetostatic waves; Numerical models; Optical beams; Particle beams; Wideband;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Electronics Conference, 2004. IVEC 2004. Fifth IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8261-7
DOI :
10.1109/IVELEC.2004.1316240