Design of helix slow-wave structures for high efficiency TWTs

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 2438-2443

  Srivastava, Vishnu ^a   Carter, Richard G ^b   Ravinder, B ^a   Sinha, A K ^a   Joshi, S N ^a  

^a CENTRAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Design; Helix; Traveling wave tube

Indexed keywords

EID: 19644388099     PISSN: 00189383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/16.887034     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. J.-F. Auboin, "High power TWT's for the 1990's," in Proc. Int. Workshop on Requirements for Space TWT's in the 1990's. Noordwijk, The Netherlands, May 17-18, 1989.
2. P. Heumüller, "Delay line technology and achievable efficiencies of AEG space TWTs," in Proc. Int. Workshop on Requirements for Space TWT's in the 1990's. Noordwijk, The Netherlands, May 17-18, 1989.
3. P. Heumüller and G. Kornfeld, "Review of AEG's space TWTs," in Space TWTA's Workshop. Noordwijk, The Netherlands, May 18-20, 1994.
4. K.-H. Hübner, "Travelling wave tube amplifier state-of-the art and future trends," in Proc. ESA/NATO 1997 Workshop on Microwave Tubes for Space, Military and Commercial Applications. Noordwijk, The Netherlands, April 7-10, 1997, ESA-WPP 127.
5. K. Tsutaki, Y. Yuasa, and Y Morizumi, "Numerical analysis and design for high-performance helix traveling-wave tubes," IEEE Trans. Electron Devices, vol. ED-32, pp. 1842-1849, Sept. 1985.
6. A. K. Sinha et al., "Simplified tape model of helical SWS of a TWT," Proc. Inst. Elec. Eng. H, vol. 139, pp. 347-350, 1992.
7. V. Srivastava and S. N. Joshi, "Improved nonlinear model for multisignal analysis of helix TWT," Proc. Inst. Elec. Eng. H, vol. 139, no. 2, pp. 129-134, 1992.
8. R. G. Carter, P. Wang, V. Srivastava, and A. K. Sinha, "Computer-aided design tools for space TWTs," in Proc. ESA Workshop on Space TWTs. Noordwijk, The Netherlands, May 18-20, 1994, ESA WPP-072.
9. V. Srivastava and R. G. Carter, "Design of phase velocity tapers in coupled-cavity TWTs," Proc. Inst. Elec. Eng. H, vol. 138, pp. 497-474, 1991.
10. G. Gatti, W. Bosch, S. Colado Soriano, R. Martinez Ruiz de Gopegui, and Y Vichery, XRM Tech. Notes: IMAL-2 A Simulation Software for Inter-Modulation Analysis of Power Amplifiers. Noordwijk, The Netherlands: ESTEC, June 4, 1996, vol. V.
11. J. D. Wilson, "A simulated annealing algorithm for optimizing RF power efficiency in coupled-cavity traveling-wave tubes," IEEE Trans. Electron Devices, vol. 44, pp. 2295-2299, Dec. 1997.
12. M. Yoshida, M. Mori, and S. Hamada, "Ku-band 90 to 125 W radiation cooled TWT," in Proc. ESA/NATO 1997 Workshop on Microwave Tubes for Space, Military and Commercial Applications. Noordwijk, The Netherlands, April 7-10, 1997, ESA-WPP 127.