M. Santosh Kumar

The V-band frequencies are becoming popular due to their application potential towards secure high data rate communications. This article reports bandwidth enhancement of an 11-cavity V-band Klystron amplifier employing staggered tuning. A systematic approach is presented to stagger-tune the periodically allocated multiple cavities of the Klystron operating at 60.1 GHz. Using the three-dimensional particle-in-cell (PIC) simulation, it is shown that, employing the proposed approach, the −3 dB bandwidth of the device (with peak tuned configuration) has been increased from 165 MHz to 540 MHz, demonstrating a 260% increment. The −1 dB bandwidth of the device is estimated to be 270 MHz. The proposed approach of stagger tuning may be employed for similar devices employing multiple RF cavities to meet the requirement of wide bandwidth.

V-band Klystrons find applications in satellite communications and 5G technology. Here, we present a V-band Klystron using radial re-entrant square cavities (RRSCs). The RRSCs are easy to fabricate, assemble, align, and tune to the operating frequency, which are significant concerns in V-band. We have optimized the number of cavities and the gap for best possible gain and bandwidth. The eigenmode and particle-in-cell (PIC) simulation results of the CST microwave studio are presented. The optimum design uses eleven equidistantly placed RRSCs, producing the maximum gain of 27.17 dB at 60.1 GHz with a bandwidth of ∼150 MHz.

This article reports about the design approach, electromagnetic simulation and analysis results of high-frequency ladder-type input, output, and intermediate RF cavaties for Ka-band multi-beam extended interaction klystron. Several parameters of the cavity, such as quality factor, shunt impedance, etc., have been investigated by the assistance of electromagnetic software CST microwave studio.