Novel Helical Groove Rectangular Waveguide Slow Wave Structure for 0.2 THz Traveling Wave Tube

Abstract

A novel helical groove rectangular waveguide slow wave structure (HGRW-SWS) which evolves from the double staggered grating waveguide (DSGW) SWS is put forward to develop the high-gain and high electron efficiency terahertz (THz) traveling wave tube (TWT). The major advantages of the HGRW SWS are the higher interaction impedance, lower ohmic loss, and lower phase velocity especially in higher frequency band compared with the DSGW SWS. The gain and electron efficiency of TWT using HGRW-SWS have been significantly improved, respectively, compared with the TWT using DSGW-SWS.