Three-Dimensional Numerical Analysis for Millimeter Wave TWTs

Based on Macro–particle model, the electron beam can be subdivided into 3D Macro–particles to calculate space–charge forces and 3D large–signal working equations are obtained. Finally, the numerical results for a uniform magnetic focusing field are given.     

A Fast Computation Technique for RF Performances in Broadband Millimeter Wave Helix TWTs

A computation technique for gain, efficiency and output power in broadband millimeter wave helix TWTs from their dimensions is described. The computed results by modeling are good agreement with experimental measurements. It is shown that the method is fast and useful accuracy. It can be used as engineering design for MMW TWTs.     

Analysis of Performances for Broadband Millimeter Wave Folded Waveguide TWTs

On the basis of computation of dispersion and coupling impedance for folded waveguide circuit (FWC), main performances: interact coefficient, saturated gain and output power are analyzed. Computation shows that if FWC is used in MMW amplifier, high power and wide band can be easy reached.     

毫米波被动探测信号的熵特征研究

针对毫米波被动探测系统中以幅度值作为判决特征时,容易将无源干扰(如平面金属、地面积水等)误识别为装甲目标的问题,提出了毫米波被动探测信号的新特征量——熵。从毫米波被动探测典型地物目标的天线温度基本组成出发,提出了熵的提取方法。对一定样本量的地物探测信号进行熵特征分析,结果表明装甲目标的熵与平面金属及地面积水有明显差异,对装甲目标识别的研究提供了新的分析思路和理论指导。     

Linear Analysis of Folded Double-Ridged Waveguide Slow-Wave Structure for Millimeter Wave Traveling Wave Tube

A novel slow-wave structure （SWS）, the folded double-ridged waveguide structure, is presented and its linear gain properties are investigated. The perturbed dispersion equation is derived and the small signal growth rate is caleulated for dimensions of the ridge-loaded region and the parameters of the electron beam. The novel structure has potential applications in the production of high power and broad band radiation. For a cold beam, the linear theory predicts a gain of 1.1-1.27dB/period and a 3-dB small-signal gain bandwidth of 30% in W-band. A comparison between the folded double-ridged waveguide SWS and folded waveguide SWS （FWSWS） shows that with the same physical parameters, the novel SWS has an advantage over the FWSWS on the bandwidth and electron efficiency.     

Smart Antenna for Indoor Millimeter Wave Communication

The following paper introduces a smart antenna system with MUSIC algorithm for indoor millimeter wave communication. The smart antenna system separates main transmission paths towards receiver by antenna array. Maximal-ratio combination (MRC) of the separated transmission paths provides nearly optimal performance of receiver. Multipath distortion and noise can be greatly reduced by the system.     

Analysis of Multilayered Millimeter Wave Structure with Via-Holes Connected

An effective technique to characterize multilayered millimeter wave structure with vertical via-holes connected is presented. The advantage of this method is the closed-form Greens functions in spatial domain for general electric and magnetic sources in multilayered medium are obtained easily in terms of the two-level discrete complex image method (DCIM) with the high-order Sommerfeld identities, which only four elements of Greens functions in spectral domain are needed. In addition, the curl operators in mixed potential integral equations (MPIE) are avoided effectively from the Greens functions in this paper. A low temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) aperture coupled antenna with vertical via-holes connected is analyzed to prove the accuracy and efficiency of this technique on three-dimensional (3-D) multilayered structure with vertical components.     

地面积水与装甲目标毫米波被动探测信号差异研究

以往毫米波被动探测中以平面金属目标代替立体金属目标(如装甲目标),而平面金属目标的探测信号又和地面积水的探测信号非常相似,所以导致这三种目标难以分辨。针对这一问题,从毫米波被动探测平面金属、积水、装甲目标探测信号的基本理论出发,通过建立目标模型、推导天线温度计算模型,仿真得到了这三种目标的探测信号,查找信号差异并分析总结了造成差异的根源。仿真结果证实了分析的正确性和有效性,为地面装甲目标识别算法的研究提供了必要的理论支撑和分析依据。     

Analysis of Millimeter Wave Scattering by an Electrically Large Metallic Grating Using Wavelet-Based Algebraic Multigrid Preconditioned CG Method

An effective wavelet based multigrid preconditioned conjugate gradient method is developed to solve electromagnetic large matrix problem for millimeter wave scattering application. By using wavelet transformation we restrict the large matrix equation to a relative smaller matrix and which can be solved rapidly. The solution is prolonged as the new improvement for the conjugate gradient (CG) method. Numerical results show that our developed wavelet based multigrid preconditioned CG method can reach large improvement of computational complexity. Due to the automaticity of wavelet transformation, this method is potential to be a block box solver without physical background.     

Performance and Application of Slow Wave Circuits for Power TWT in Millimeter Wave

In millimeter wave range, high-power traveling wave tube (TWT) is a key device with broadband and high-power amplification. Basis of comparing traditional and new type slow wave circuits for high-power TWT in MMW, analysis and computation of propagating and RF performance for folded wave circuit are carried out. Theoretic calculation and experimental test show that folded wave circuit is an ideal slow wave structure for broadband and high-power TWT in MMW. There is extreme wide application for the circuit in high-power TWT. This development possesses important consult value to designer for MMW power amplifiers.     

Phase Noise Analysis and Estimate of Millimeter Wave PLL Frequency Synthesizer

Phase noise is an important index in evaluating the performance of millimeter wave (MMW) frequency source. Because of the high frequency, it is difficult to measure its phase noise directly. So it is very necessary to find new methods for estimating it effectively and easily. In this paper, the main factors affecting phase noise of MMW PLL frequency source are analyzed, and then a new method to estimate the phase noise is presented, which is based on the comparison of the phase noise of microwave phase-locked frequency source with phase-locked intermediate frequency in MMW phase-locked loop. In order to demonstrate the validity of this method of phase noise estimate, it is applied to estimate the phase noise of 95GHz double PLL frequency synthesizer. The result shows that the theoretical estimate value is well coincident with the experimental value.     

Millimeter Wave Band Cavity Resonators for Magnetoresonance Experiments

Electrodynamical features of rectangular cavity resonators as experimental cells of Electron Spin Resonance spectrometer for the millimeter frequency band have been investigated. Measurements and analytical estimations of features of three types of resonators (film-wall type, diffraction grating-wall type, double-wall type) are presented. The advantages and imperfections of each design as well as recommendations for their applications in millimeter wave magnetospectroscopy are given.     

Support Vector Regression Model for Millimeter Wave Transitions

In this paper, we introduce a new method, support vector regression (SVR) method, to model millimeter wave transitions. SVR is based on the structural risk minimization (SRM) principle, which leads to good generalization ability for regression problem. The SVR model can be electromagnetically developed with a set of training data and testing data which produced by the electromagnetic simulation. Two Ka-band millimeter wave transitions, i.e., waveguide to microstrip transition and coaxial to waveguide adapter, are used as examples to validate the method. Experimental results show that the developed SVR models have a good predictive ability, and they are useful for interactive CAD of millimeter wave transitions.     

Vector-FEM Analysis of Millimeter Wave Circulator with SOC Truncation Technique

In this paper, the application of the edge-based vector finite element method combined with the short-open calibration (SOC) technique to waveguide junction circulators was presented. By applying permittivity and permeability tensors, the functional formula for tetrahedral vector elements are analytically derived in terms of the electric field strength. And the SOC technique is directly accommodated in the FEM algorithm and used to truncate the computational domain. The SOC technique removes or separates unwanted parasitics brought by the approximation of the impressed voltage source and also the problem of resulting inconsistency between different simulations. Truncation of computational domain by SOC technique makes the iterative solvers for large-sparse linear matrix equations from FEM converge much faster than by perfectly matching layers (PML). The analysis of three 2-port networks is sufficient to form the admittance matrix of the corresponding three-port waveguide junction circulators. To validate the theory, typical three-dimensional numerical results of isotropic dielectric-filled discontinuity are first presented and compared with other hybrid numerical techniques. Further, the ferrite filled waveguide junction circulators are analysed and compared with the measured and available publications. The comparison shows that good agreement is obtained.     

Annular Ring Microstrip Antennas for Millimeter Wave Applications

This work presents a fullwave analysis for annular ring microstrip antennas on uniaxial anisotropic substrates. The effect of the anisotropic substrates on the antenna performance at the millimeter wave band is investigated. The analysis is performed in the Hankel transform domain using Hertz vector potentials and Galerkin Method. Numerical results are presented for the antenna main characteristics such as resonant frequency and radiation pattern.     

Application of Preconditioned GMRES Algorithm for Analysis of Millimeter Wave Ferrite Sphere Circulators

The generalized minimal residual (GMRES) iterative method is applied to solve such sparse large non-symmetric system of linear equations resulting from the use of edge-based finite element method. In order to speed up the convergence of GMRES, the symmetric successive overrelaxation (SSOR) preconditioning scheme is applied for the analysis of millimeter wave ferrite circulator. Consequently, this preconditioned GMRES (PGMRES) approach can reach convergence ten times faster than GMRES. The reflection and insertion losses of millimeter wave waveguide circulator are compared with those obtained from literature.     

Study of Novel Slow Wave Circuit for Miniaturized Millimeter Wave Helical Traveling Wave Tube

Two kinds of novel helical slow wave circuit, supported by Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) diamond, are presented. They are applying in miniaturized millimeter wave helical traveling wave tube. Cold test characteristic of these circuits are simulated by MAFIA code. Higher performances are achieved with smaller size, compared with conventional circuit supported by BeO rods. The nonlinear analysis is implemented by Beam and Wave Interaction (BWI) module, which is a part of TWTCAD Integrated Framework. Results have been found to be consistent with the expectation. It should be wider apply in microwave and millimeter wave vacuum electronic devices.     

Efficient Analysis of Millimeter Wave Circuit Using Numerical Calibration Technique

In this paper, A numerical technique, called short-open calibration (SOC), in conjunction with edge-based finite element method (FEM) is employed to analyze millimeter wave circuit that can be segmented into two distinct section: static model of feedlines and dynamic model of circuit discontinuity. The derivation of reflection coefficient of 3D discontinuities is arranged in two steps. In the first step, this SOC technique is incorporated into the FEM for mesh truncation of computaional domain. In this way, much faster convergence is achieved for large-sparse linear matrix equations from FEM by this termination than by perfectly matching layers (PML). The field distribution of the dominated mode in uniform feedlines and entire circuit is obtained individually by exciting a pair of even and odd impressed voltages along the struture. In step two, Scattering parameters based on the voltages and current defintion is calculated by integral of electric and magnetic fields. Numerical solutions for a class of planar circuit discontuities are very well compared with those published in the available literatures.     

Application of Preconditioned GMRES Algorithm for Analysis of Millimeter Wave Ferrite Sphere Circulators

The generalized minimal residual (GMRES) iterative method is applied to solve such sparse large non-symmetric system of linear equations resulting from the use of edge-based finite element method. In order to speed up the convergence of GMRES, the symmetric successive overrelaxation (SSOR) preconditioning scheme is applied for the analysis of millimeter wave ferrite circulator. Consequently, this preconditioned GMRES (PGMRES) approach can reach convergence 19 times faster than GMRES. The isolation and insertion losses of millimeter wave waveguide circulator are compared with those obtained from literature.     

Understanding Soliton Wave Propagation in Nonlinear Transmission Lines for Millimeter Wave Multiplication

In this paper, soliton propagation in nonlinear transmission lines (NLTLs) periodically loaded with symmetric voltage dependent capacitances is studied. From the lumped element equivalent circuit of the line we have analyzed the influence of nonlinear shunt reactances on soliton propagation characteristics. It is shown that by increasing the non linearity of the C–V characteristic, a faster separation of input signal into solitons is achieved. The fact that frequency multiplication in NLTLs is governed by soliton formation makes the results of this work relevant to understand the influence of nonlinear loading devices on multiplier performance. Since a heterostructure barrier varactor (HBV)-like voltage dependent capacitance has been considered for the nonlinear devices, this study can be of interest for the design of millimeter wave frequency multipliers loaded with HBVs.