Novel Coupled-Cavity TWT Structure Using Two-Step LIGA Fabrication

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 31, Issue 6 II, 2003, Pages 1317-1324

  Shin, Young Min ^a   Park, Gun Sik ^a   Scheitrum, Glenn P ^b   Arfin, Bernard ^c  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b SLAC NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Arfin Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Coupled cavity traveling wave tube (TWT); Rectangular beam tunnel; Two step LIGA fabrication

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; CAVITY RESONATORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROPLATING; LITHOGRAPHY; MICROMACHINING; MILLIMETER WAVES; PHOTONS;

COUPLED-CAVITY TRAVELING-WAVE TUBE (TWT); RECTANGULAR BEAM TUNNEL; TWO-STEP LIGA FABRICATION;

TRAVELING WAVE TUBES;

EID: 1442336510     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2003.820677     Document Type: Article

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