Broadband and Integratable 2 × 2 TWT Amplifier Unit for Millimeter Wave Phased Array Radar

A novel power amplifier unit for a phased array radar with 2 × 2 output ports for a vacuum electron device is proposed. Double parallel connecting microstrip meander-lines are employed as the slow-wave circuits of a large power traveling wave tube operate in a Ka-band. The high frequency characteristics, the transmission characteristics, and the beam–wave interaction processes for this amplifier are simulated and optimized. For each output port of one channel, the simulation results reveal that the output power, saturated gain, and 3-dB bandwidth can reach 566 W, 27.5 dB, and 7 GHz, respectively. Additionally, the amplified signals of four output ports have favorable phase congruency. After fabrication and assembly, transmission tests for the 80-period model are performed preliminarily. The tested “cold” S-parameters match well with the simulated values. This type of integratable amplifier combined with a vacuum device has broad application prospects in the field of high power and broad bandwidth on a millimeter wave phased array radar.

Analysis Design and Simulation of an Axially partitioned Dielectric loaded Bi frequency MILO

In this paper, a bi-frequency magnetically insulated line oscillator (MILO) was proposed and designed. The bi-frequency MILO proposed has two axially partitioned slow-wave interaction structures (SWS) and the second SWS is dielectric-loaded to create the frequency shift in the resonant frequency. The conventional MILO device design methodology was followed along with two SWSs separated by a segregation cavity. The dispersion relation of the dielectric-loaded SWS was calculated using an equivalent circuit approach. Furthermore, the cold analysis was carried out to find the energy stored in the different SWSs to validate the device oscillation frequency. The beam wave interaction behaviour and device RF output performance were investigated through 3D PIC (Particle-in-cell) simulation for typical diode voltage of 550 kV, and current 48 kA, respectively. Simulation results illustrate that the proposed MILO generates RF peak power of ~3.5 GW at frequencies 3.62 GHz and 3.72 GHz. The conversion efficiency of the device was ~13.25%.