High-Power V-Band TWT Development for Satellite Uplink Services
A V-Band TWT with a power of 600 W is under development at Thales. The very high power is intended to reduce the cost of the satellite uplink ground stations, as the antenna is a main cost driver. The TWT features a newly developed gun, a folded-waveguide delay line, and a two-stage collector.
Authors
- Philip Birtel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1419-4275)
- Wolfgang Duerr
- Lucie Sabaut
Institutions
- Thales (Australia) (AU)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2025-04-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1109/ivec63678.2025.11115455
- Primary Topic
- Gyrotron and Vacuum Electronics Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00