• High Power Laser and Particle Beams
  • Vol. 36, Issue 12, 123003 (2024)
Huaixin Xiang1,2,3, Min Miao1,2,3, Zhensong Li1,2,3,*, and Xingwang Bian4
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Information and Communication Systems, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (Beijing Information Science & Technology University), Beijing 100192, China
  • 2Academy of Smart IC and Network, Beijing Information Science & Technology University, Beijing 100192, China
  • 3Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Optoelectronic Measurement Technology and Instrument, Beijing Information Science & Technology University, Beijing 100192, China
  • 4National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Vacuum Electronics, Beijing Vacuum Electronics Research Institute, Beijing 100015, China
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    DOI: 10.11884/HPLPB202436.240007 Cite this Article
    Huaixin Xiang, Min Miao, Zhensong Li, Xingwang Bian. Slow-wave circuits and power synthesis techniques of folded waveguides for terahertz applications[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2024, 36(12): 123003 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Aiming to address the bottleneck of low output power in terahertz band traveling wave tubes and responding to the distinct demand for compact design, this paper proposes a 0.34 THz folded waveguide traveling wave tube structure with power combination inside the tube. Firstly, the high-frequency characteristics of the folded waveguide slow-wave structure are investigated. Electromagnetic full-wave simulations are used to obtain its dispersion characteristics and coupling impedance. The normalized phase velocity at 0.34 THz is 0.248 and the coupling impedance is 0.46 Ω. Secondly, a 3 dB directional coupler structure for in-tube power combination is designed. The analysis indicates that its amplitude balance is within ±0.19 dB in the range of 0.31–0.368 THz, and the isolation exceeds 24 dB. Finally, the basic structure of the folded waveguide traveling wave tube based on the in-tube combination of the 3 dB directional coupler is demonstrated. The simulation model is constructed, and the results show a maximum output power of 9.16 W, a gain of 26.6 dB, and a 3 dB bandwidth of 21 GHz. For comparison, the output power of a single folded waveguide traveling wave tube is 6.18 W. The output power of the in-tube synthesized folded waveguide traveling wave tube is 1.48 times that of the single traveling wave tube. Moreover, compared with the design of a dual-tube assembly using conventional external power combination structure, the lateral size is reduced by at least 56.5%.
    Huaixin Xiang, Min Miao, Zhensong Li, Xingwang Bian. Slow-wave circuits and power synthesis techniques of folded waveguides for terahertz applications[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2024, 36(12): 123003
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