October 17, 2021

Why Sub-THz TWTs

•High power at sub-THz frequencies
•Very wide band (up to two octaves)
•High efficiency (up to 40 -50%)
•Very robust to environmental condition (TWT are used in satellites)

 

Thanks to Hua Wang, Fei Wang, et al., “Power Amplifiers Performance Survey 2000-Present,” [Online]. Available: https://gems.ece.gatech.edu/PA_survey.html

 

To resolve

–   Fabrication
–   Large scale production
–  Low cost
–  High voltage power supply