Robust optimization of high-frequency traveling-wave tube slow-wave circuits

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1232-1237

  Wilson, Jeffrey D ^a   Chevalier, Christine T ^b  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b ANALEX CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Algorithm; Optimization; Robust design; Simulated annealing; Traveling wave tube (TWT)

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; PHASE VELOCITY; SIMULATED ANNEALING; STATISTICAL TESTS; WAVEGUIDES;

DIMENSIONAL VARIATIONS; FOLDED-WAVEGUIDE CIRCUIT; SLOW-WAVE CIRCUITS;

TRAVELING WAVE TUBES;

EID: 34247857402     PISSN: 00189383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TED.2007.894613     Document Type: Article

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