Development andDemonstration ofaBroadband W-BandGyro-TWTAmplifier

A broadband, W-bandgyro-traveling-wave-tube (gyro-TWT) amplifier iscurrently under development atCPI.ThegyroTWT will beusedasadriver forother previously developed andplanned high-power W-bandgyro-amplifiers. Details of thegyro-TWT design andrecent experimental demonstrations, which haveresulted inmeasured peak output powers upto1.5 kWand-3dBbandwidths upto7GHz,aredescribed below. Specifications andDesign Thespecifications fortheTEOB modeW-bandgyro-TWT amplifier areshown inTable 1.