• Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves
  • Vol. 37, Issue 5, 578 (2018)
QIU Hai-Jian*, HU Yu-Lu, HU Quan, ZHU Xiao-Fang, and LI Bin
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    DOI: 10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2018.05.010 Cite this Article
    QIU Hai-Jian, HU Yu-Lu, HU Quan, ZHU Xiao-Fang, LI Bin. Analytic exploration of AM/PM conversion characteristics of high power millimeter-wave traveling wave tubes using Eulerian hydrodynamic analysis[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2018, 37(5): 578 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Based on the phase expansion nonlinear Eulerian beam-wave interaction theory model of millimeter-wave traveling wave tubes, Eulerian large-signal analytic solutions of electric field and AM/PM conversion are obtained by the method of successive approximation. Then, the Eulerian large-signal analytic solutions are compared to a Lagrangian beam-wave interaction theory model and traditional Eulerian nonlinear models. All the simulations are conducted on a set of millimeter-wave traveling wave tube parameters which are based on a single pitch section of a Q-Band traveling wave tube. It is found that the gain, phase and AM/PM conversion of Eulerian large-signal analytic solution agree well with Lagrangian beam-wave interaction theory model before saturation occurs. The maximum error of gain is less than 8.5% near saturation. The Eulerian large-signal analytic solution gain more accuracy than traditional Eulerian models. The present Eulerian large-signal analytic solution can describe saturation effects which is caused by electron overtaking that cannot be found by traditional Eulerian analysis. Results validate the correctness and effectiveness of our Eulerian large-signal analytic solution and the analytic solution of AM/PM conversion.
    QIU Hai-Jian, HU Yu-Lu, HU Quan, ZHU Xiao-Fang, LI Bin. Analytic exploration of AM/PM conversion characteristics of high power millimeter-wave traveling wave tubes using Eulerian hydrodynamic analysis[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2018, 37(5): 578
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