DocumentCode
626089
Title
High-efficiency, 200-W Ku-band traveling-wave tubes for satellite communications downlinks
Author
Menninger, William L. ; Eze, David C. ; Hollister, Roger S. ; Martin, Russell H.
Author_Institution
L-3 Commun. Electron Technol., Inc., Torrance, CA, USA
fYear
2013
fDate
21-23 May 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
L-3 Communications Electron Technologies (L-3 ETI) has recently tested a unit from the production family of Ku-band TWTs, the 88151HXR S/N 110, up to 200-W RF output power in thermal vacuum. Performance data and thermal analysis from the testing will be presented.
Keywords
satellite communication; thermal analysis; travelling wave tubes; 88151HXR S-N 110; Ku-band traveling-wave tubes; L-3 Communications Electron Technologies; L-3 ETI; TWT; performance data; power 200 W; production family; satellite communications downlinks; thermal analysis; thermal vacuum; Downlink; Electron tubes; Power generation; Radio frequency; Temperature measurement; Testing; high-power amplifier; satellite communications; traveling-wave tube;
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.2013.6571081
Filename
6571081
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