[Background]Traveling-wave tubes(TWTs)are widely applied in radar,imaging,and military systems owing to their excellent amplification characteristics.Miniaturization and integration are critical to the future of TWTs,...[Background]Traveling-wave tubes(TWTs)are widely applied in radar,imaging,and military systems owing to their excellent amplification characteristics.Miniaturization and integration are critical to the future of TWTs,with multi-channel slow-wave structures(SWSs)forming the foundation for their realization in high-power vacuum electronic devices.[Purpose]To provide design insights for multi-channel TWTs and simultaneously enhance their output power,a W-band folded-waveguide TWT with dual electron beams and H-plane power combining was proposed.[Methods]Three-dimensional electromagnetic simulations in CST were conducted to verify the highfrequency characteristics,electric field distribution,and amplification performance of the proposed SWS,thereby confirming the validity of the design.[Results]Results indicate that the designed TWT achieves a transmission bandwidth of 10 GHz.With an electron beam voltage of 17.9 kV and a current of 0.35 A,the output power reaches 450 W at 94 GHz,corresponding to an efficiency of 7.18%and a gain of 23.5 dB.Moreover,under fixed beam voltage and current,the TWT delivers over 200 W output power across 91–99 GHz,with a 3 dB bandwidth of 91–98.5 GHz.The particle voltage distribution after modulation further validates the mode analysis.[Conclusions]These results demonstrate the feasibility of compact dual-beam power-combining structures and provide useful guidance for the design of future multi-channel TWTs.展开更多
Microstrip traveling wave tubes(TWTs)have garnered significant attention due to their potential applications in communication,defense,and industrial systems.This paper presents a compact W-band dual-channel TWT,utiliz...Microstrip traveling wave tubes(TWTs)have garnered significant attention due to their potential applications in communication,defense,and industrial systems.This paper presents a compact W-band dual-channel TWT,utilizing a U-shaped microstrip meander-line slow-wave structure(SWS).High-frequency characteristics are analyzed through simulation and cold tests.The results demonstrate that adjusting structural parameters effectively optimizes the S-parameters.Particle-in-cell(PIC)simulations with an 18.8 kV,0.1 A electron beam predict an output power of 18 W with a gain of 14 dB.Experimental measurements of S-parameters are conducted using three substrate materials:Rogers 5880,quartz,and diamond.The quartz substrate exhibits the closest agreement with simulation results.The results advance the development of the microstrip-based TWTs for high-data-rate communication systems.展开更多
基金National Key Research and Development Program of China(2022YFF0707602)National Natural Science Foundation of China(62471097,62471115,62471101)National Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan(2025ZNSFSC0537)。
文摘[Background]Traveling-wave tubes(TWTs)are widely applied in radar,imaging,and military systems owing to their excellent amplification characteristics.Miniaturization and integration are critical to the future of TWTs,with multi-channel slow-wave structures(SWSs)forming the foundation for their realization in high-power vacuum electronic devices.[Purpose]To provide design insights for multi-channel TWTs and simultaneously enhance their output power,a W-band folded-waveguide TWT with dual electron beams and H-plane power combining was proposed.[Methods]Three-dimensional electromagnetic simulations in CST were conducted to verify the highfrequency characteristics,electric field distribution,and amplification performance of the proposed SWS,thereby confirming the validity of the design.[Results]Results indicate that the designed TWT achieves a transmission bandwidth of 10 GHz.With an electron beam voltage of 17.9 kV and a current of 0.35 A,the output power reaches 450 W at 94 GHz,corresponding to an efficiency of 7.18%and a gain of 23.5 dB.Moreover,under fixed beam voltage and current,the TWT delivers over 200 W output power across 91–99 GHz,with a 3 dB bandwidth of 91–98.5 GHz.The particle voltage distribution after modulation further validates the mode analysis.[Conclusions]These results demonstrate the feasibility of compact dual-beam power-combining structures and provide useful guidance for the design of future multi-channel TWTs.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(62471097,62471115,62471101)Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan Province(2025ZNSFSC0537)Stable Support Porject of 12th Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation。
文摘Microstrip traveling wave tubes(TWTs)have garnered significant attention due to their potential applications in communication,defense,and industrial systems.This paper presents a compact W-band dual-channel TWT,utilizing a U-shaped microstrip meander-line slow-wave structure(SWS).High-frequency characteristics are analyzed through simulation and cold tests.The results demonstrate that adjusting structural parameters effectively optimizes the S-parameters.Particle-in-cell(PIC)simulations with an 18.8 kV,0.1 A electron beam predict an output power of 18 W with a gain of 14 dB.Experimental measurements of S-parameters are conducted using three substrate materials:Rogers 5880,quartz,and diamond.The quartz substrate exhibits the closest agreement with simulation results.The results advance the development of the microstrip-based TWTs for high-data-rate communication systems.
