71-76 GHz Folded Waveguide TWT for Satellite Communications

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作者
Robertson, C. W. [1 ]
Cross, A. W. [1 ]
Gilmour, C. [2 ]
Dyson, D. [2 ]
Huggard, P. G. [3 ]
Cahill, F. [3 ]
Beardsley, M. [3 ]
Dionisio, R. [4 ]
Ronald, K. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Strathclyde, Dept Phys, SUPA, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
[2] TMD Technol LTD, Swallowfield Way, London, England
[3] STFC Rutherford Appleton Lab, RAL Space, Chilton, Oxon, England
[4] Estec, ESA, Keperlaan 1, Noordwijk, Netherlands
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词
PIC simulations; folded waveguide TWT; slow-wave structure; W-band; satellite communications;
D O I
10.1109/ivec.2019.8744912
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A high frequency folded waveguide travelling wave tube (TWT) has been designed to test this delay line technology. Envisaged applications of the technology are in satellite communications. PIC simulations predict an output power similar to 100 W over the frequency range of 71 - 76 GHz can be achieved for an input power of similar to 9 mW (40dB gain) using such a folded waveguide. Simulations of the return loss of the vacuum windows yield values lower than -30 dB cross the frequency band of interest.
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