Demonstration of a high power, wideband 220 GHz serpentine waveguide amplifier fabricated by UV-LIGA

Author

Joye, Colin D. ; Cook, Alan M. ; Calame, Jeffrey P. ; Abe, David K. ; Nguyen, Khanh T. ; Wright, Edward L. ; Vlasov, Alexander N. ; Chernyavskiy, Igor A. ; Kimura, Tomohiro ; Levush, Baruch

Author_Institution

Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA

fYear

2013

fDate

21-23 May 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

We present the hot test results of a 220 GHz, serpentine waveguide vacuum electron amplifier showcasing a novel embedded monofilament microfabrication technique based on UV-LIGA. The instantaneous operating bandwidth exceeds 15 GHz and the small signal gain of the circuit is over 14 dB. By varying the voltage slightly, an operating bandwidth of almost 40 GHz is realizable with a minimum circuit gain of 7 dB across the band. A maximum power of just over 60 W was obtained at the output flange of the device, corresponding to a power of almost 80 W generated in the circuit.

Keywords

microfabrication; millimetre wave amplifiers; UV-LIGA; embedded monofilament microfabrication technique; frequency 220 GHz; frequency 40 GHz; gain 7 dB; power 80 W; serpentine waveguide vacuum electron amplifier; small signal gain; wideband serpentine waveguide amplifier; Bandwidth; Copper; Electron beams; Electron tubes; Gain; Polymers; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC), 2013 IEEE 14th International

Conference_Location

Paris

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-5976-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IVEC.2013.6571005

Filename

6571005