Design of a W-band Gyro-TWT Amplifier With a Lossy Ceramic-Loaded Circuit

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作者
Du, Chao Hai [1 ,2 ]
Chang, Tsun-Hsu [2 ]
Liu, Pu Kun [1 ]
Huang, Yi Chen [2 ]
Jiang, Pin Xian [2 ]
Xu, Shou Xi [3 ]
Geng, Zhi Hui [3 ]
Hao, Bao Liang [3 ]
Xiao, Liu [3 ]
Liu, Gao Feng [3 ]
Di Li, Zheng [3 ]
Shi, Shao Hui [3 ]
机构
[1] Peking Univ, Sch Elect Engn & Comp Sci, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China
[2] Natl Tsing Hua Univ, Dept Phys, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
[3] Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Elect, Key Lab High Power Microwave Sources & Technol, Beijing 100190, Peoples R China
关键词
Electron cyclotron maser; gyrotron; lossy ceramic; mode converter; traveling-wave amplifier; TRAVELING-WAVE-TUBE; GAIN; OPERATION;
D O I
10.1109/TED.2013.2264100
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 pulse prototype of a W-band T E-01 mode gyrotron traveling-wave tube (gyro-TWT) amplifier is designed, and it features high gain and broadband capabilities. The T E-01 mode input coupler is constructed by mounting a sapphire pill-box window onto a Y-type mode converter. The high power output window will employ a triple-sapphire-disc configuration to achieve return loss lower than -30 dB over a bandwidth of 8 GHz. To suppress the spurious oscillations and realize high-average power potential, a new lossy ceramic material with weak electric conductivity is loaded in the T E-01 mode cylindrical interaction waveguide. The loss-free output taper is carefully optimized to suppress oscillations and maintain broadband amplification. Employing a magnetic injection gun of beam voltage 70 kV, beam current 3 A, pitch factor 1.5, and axial-velocity spread 5%, theoretical investigation predicts that the gyro-TWT amplifier is of excellent performance, which includes being driven to saturation with input power P-in < 0.4 W, highest efficiency of 32.4%, and the bandwidth of 4.2 GHz with output power exceeding 50 kW.
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页码:2388 / 2394
页数:7
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