Wideband Glide-Symmetric Double-Corrugated Gap-Waveguide Traveling-Wave Tube for Millimeter Waves

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Main Authors: Saavedra-Melo, Miguel, Castro, Nelson, Marosi, Robert, Rajo-Iglesias, Eva, Capolino, Filippo
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author Saavedra-Melo, Miguel
Castro, Nelson
Marosi, Robert
Rajo-Iglesias, Eva
Capolino, Filippo
author_facet Saavedra-Melo, Miguel
Castro, Nelson
Marosi, Robert
Rajo-Iglesias, Eva
Capolino, Filippo
contents We explore the use of glide symmetry (GS) and electromagnetic bandgap (EBG) technology in a glide-symmetric double corrugated gap waveguide (GSDC-GW) slow wave structure (SWS) for traveling wave tube (TWT) applications. Notably, this GS structure provides the advantage of wide-band operation and the EBG eliminates the need for a conductive connection between the top and bottom waveguide plates. The TWT performance is evaluated via particle-in-cell simulations that reveal a 3-dB bandwidth of approximately 12 GHz spanning from 54.5 GHz to 66.3 GHz, accompanied by a maximum gain of 23 dB. Because of GS, the backward wave in the first spatial harmonic is not longitudinally polarized, leading to a low risk of backward wave oscillations in the TWT. This work places the GSDC-EBG structure within the arena of potential SWS topologies for TWTs operating under similar conditions.
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spellingShingle Wideband Glide-Symmetric Double-Corrugated Gap-Waveguide Traveling-Wave Tube for Millimeter Waves
Saavedra-Melo, Miguel
Castro, Nelson
Marosi, Robert
Rajo-Iglesias, Eva
Capolino, Filippo
Plasma Physics
We explore the use of glide symmetry (GS) and electromagnetic bandgap (EBG) technology in a glide-symmetric double corrugated gap waveguide (GSDC-GW) slow wave structure (SWS) for traveling wave tube (TWT) applications. Notably, this GS structure provides the advantage of wide-band operation and the EBG eliminates the need for a conductive connection between the top and bottom waveguide plates. The TWT performance is evaluated via particle-in-cell simulations that reveal a 3-dB bandwidth of approximately 12 GHz spanning from 54.5 GHz to 66.3 GHz, accompanied by a maximum gain of 23 dB. Because of GS, the backward wave in the first spatial harmonic is not longitudinally polarized, leading to a low risk of backward wave oscillations in the TWT. This work places the GSDC-EBG structure within the arena of potential SWS topologies for TWTs operating under similar conditions.
title Wideband Glide-Symmetric Double-Corrugated Gap-Waveguide Traveling-Wave Tube for Millimeter Waves
topic Plasma Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.05238