EP2294597B1 - Koppelresonator-wanderwellenröhre - Google Patents

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EP2294597B1
EP2294597B1 EP20090759450 EP09759450A EP2294597B1 EP 2294597 B1 EP2294597 B1 EP 2294597B1 EP 20090759450 EP20090759450 EP 20090759450 EP 09759450 A EP09759450 A EP 09759450A EP 2294597 B1 EP2294597 B1 EP 2294597B1
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Laurence P. Sadwick
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    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J25/00—Transit-time tubes, e.g. klystrons, travelling-wave tubes, magnetrons
    • H01J25/34—Travelling-wave tubes; Tubes in which a travelling wave is simulated at spaced gaps
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    • H01J23/00—Details of transit-time tubes of the types covered by group H01J25/00
    • H01J23/16—Circuit elements, having distributed capacitance and inductance, structurally associated with the tube and interacting with the discharge
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    • H01J23/20—Cavity resonators; Adjustment or tuning thereof
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    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J23/00—Details of transit-time tubes of the types covered by group H01J25/00
    • H01J23/16—Circuit elements, having distributed capacitance and inductance, structurally associated with the tube and interacting with the discharge
    • H01J23/24—Slow-wave structures, e.g. delay systems
    • H01J23/28—Interdigital slow-wave structures; Adjustment therefor
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    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J25/00—Transit-time tubes, e.g. klystrons, travelling-wave tubes, magnetrons
    • H01J25/34—Travelling-wave tubes; Tubes in which a travelling wave is simulated at spaced gaps
    • H01J25/42—Tubes in which an electron stream interacts with a wave travelling along a delay line or equivalent sequence of impedance elements, and with a magnet system producing an H-field crossing the E-field
    • H01J25/44—Tubes in which an electron stream interacts with a wave travelling along a delay line or equivalent sequence of impedance elements, and with a magnet system producing an H-field crossing the E-field the forward travelling wave being utilised

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  • a traveling wave tube is an amplifier that increases the gain, power or some other characteristic of a microwave or radio frequency (RF) signal, that is, electromagnetic waves typically within a range of around 0.3 GHz to above 300 GHZ.
  • An RF signal to be amplified is passed through the device, where it interacts with and is amplified by an electron beam.
  • the TWT is a vacuum device through which the electron beam travels, typically focused by a magnetic containment field to prevent the electron beam from directly touching the structure of the TWT.
  • the electron beam may be generated at the cathode of an electron gun, which is heated to typically about 1000 degrees Celsius. Electrons are emitted from the heated cathode by thermionic emission and are drawn through the TWT to a collector by a high voltage bias, focused by the magnetic field.
  • the TWT also contains a slow wave structure (SWS) such as a wire helix through which the RF signal passes.
  • SWS slow wave structure
  • the electron beam passes through the central axis of the helix without significantly contacting or touching the inner walls of the helix.
  • the slow wave structure is designed so that the RF signal travels the length of the TWT at about the same speed as the electron beam.
  • the RF signal passes through the slow wave structure, it creates an electromagnetic field that interacts with the electron beam, bunching or velocity-modulating the electrons in the beam.
  • the velocity-modulated electron beam creates an electromagnetic field that transfers energy from the beam to the RF signal in the slow wave structure, inducing more current in the slow wave structure.
  • the RF signal may be coupled to the slow wave structure and the amplified RF signal may be decoupled from the slow wave structure in a variety of ways, such as with directional waveguides that do not physically connect to the slow wave structure.
  • a number of different slow wave structures are known for use in traveling wave tubes, such as the wire helix TWT mentioned above, with corresponding advantages and disadvantages.
  • a wire helix TWT has a wide bandwidth, meaning that the RF signals that can be amplified in the wire helix TWT are less bandwidth-limited and may have a wider range of frequencies than in some other TWT designs.
  • a wire helix TWT has some limitations when compared with other TWT designs.
  • Another type of TWT is a coupled cavity TWT, in which the slow wave structure has a series of cavities coupled together. As the RF signal passes through the resonant cavities, inducing RF voltages in each cavity.
  • coupled cavity TWTs are often difficult to manufacture and assemble, including a large number of tiny components that must be precisely aligned and spaced.
  • coupled cavity TWTs have relatively high gain, they also generally have narrower bandwidths than some other designs such as a wire helix TWT, leaving room for improvement in areas such as bandwidth and ease of construction.
  • Background information can be found in: US3646389 , which describes a reactively loaded interdigital slow wave circuit for forward wave amplifiers; and US2768322 which describes a modified linear interdigital filter-type circuit. Further background prior art can be found in US4409519 , US2889386 and DE1815800 .
  • the first and second longitudinal members are on opposite sides of the core segments
  • the core segments comprise rungs of a ladder.
  • the first and second longitudinal members extend from inner top and bottom walls of the housing
  • the core segments each comprise an inner surface defining a passage.
  • Each of the core segments is aligned to form the electron beam tunnel.
  • the passages defined by the core segments have a circular cross-section.
  • the passages defined by the core segments have a hexagonal cross-section.
  • An embodiment of the coupled cavity traveling wave tube includes a coating on the core segments.
  • An embodiment of the coupled cavity traveling wave tube includes a radio frequency input waveguide at a first end of the coupled cavity traveling wave tube and a radio frequency output waveguide at a second end of the coupled cavity traveling wave tube.
  • the alignment of the first and second ridges includes enclosing the ladder within the first and second portions of the housing.
  • An embodiment of the method also includes brazing the groups of protrusions to the rungs.
  • the slots are formed using photolithography.
  • An embodiment of the method also includes providing a coating on the ladder.
  • the thickness of the coating is graded.
  • a coupled cavity traveling wave tube includes a ladder having a group of rungs.
  • Each rung includes a core segment having an inner surface defining a passage with a circular cross-section.
  • the core segments are arranged in a spaced-apart linear array, with the passages aligned to form an electron beam tunnel.
  • a first ridge having a group of protrusions is positioned adjacent a first side of the ladder, so that the group of protrusions contacts an alternating sequence of the core segments.
  • a second ridge having a second group of protrusions is positioned adjacent a second side of the ladder, so that the second ridge is offset from the first ridge, and the second group of protrusions contacts a second alternating sequence of the rungs.
  • the coupled cavity TWT 10 has a central structure 12 with ridges 14 and 16 adjacent to the central structure 12, all within a cavity or chamber 20 in a housing.
  • the ridges 14 and 16 (also referred to herein as longitudinal members) are oriented along a longitudinal or Z axis 22 adjacent the central structure 12.
  • the central structure 12 and ridges 14 and 16 form a slow wave structure through which an RF signal passes.
  • the ridges 14 and 16 each have a number of protrusions (e.g., 24, 26, 30 and 32) extending toward alternating core segments (e.g., 34, 36, 40 and 42) in the central structure 12.
  • the first ridge 14 extends toward the first core segment 34 with its first protrusion 24, recedes from the second core segment 36, and extends toward the third core segment 40 with its second protrusion 26.
  • the second ridge 16 is offset from the first ridge 14, receding from the first core segment 34, extending toward the second core segment 36 with its first protrusion 30, receding from the third core segment 40, and extending toward the fourth core segment 42 with its second protrusion 32.
  • the offset protrusions (e.g., 24, 26, 30 and 32) on the ridges 14 and 16 thus form a series of coupled cavities (e.g., 44, 46, 50 and 52).
  • the cavities (e.g., 44, 46, 50 and 52) are coupled via the spaces or gaps (e.g., 54) between each successive core segment (e.g., 34 and 36), as well as via other open portions of the chamber 20, if any, such as alongside the ridges 14 and 16.
  • the protrusions (e.g., 24, 26, 30 and 32) may be referred to as supports, at least in part based on providing support to the core segments (e.g., 34, 36, 40 and 42) in the central structure 12 in these embodiments.
  • the ridges thus comprise protrusions (e.g., 24, 26, 30 and 32) or supports and, in some embodiments, a longitudinal backbone portion or body (e.g., 56) running parallel with the Z axis 22.
  • the ridge backbones (e.g., 56) may have any suitable height 58.
  • the height 58 of the ridge backbones (e.g., 56) may be adjusted to tune the bandwidth of the TWT 10, including to a zero thickness.
  • the chamber 20 is formed in a housing to be described below, with any suitable cross-section shape to the inner and outer walls.
  • the chamber 20 may have an inner wall having a cross-section that is substantially square or rectangular.
  • the chamber 20 may have a rectangular cross-section with rounded corners, or a round, elliptical or oval cross-section, or any other suitable shape to provide the desired performance characteristics and to provide ease of manufacturing.
  • a substantially square or rectangular cross-section in the chamber 20 is particularly simple to produce using a number of fabrication techniques ranging from conventional machining techniques such as using a rotating cutting bit to mill the chamber 20 with its ridges (e.g., 14 and 16) and protrusions (e.g., 24 and 26) from a solid block of material to microfabrication techniques and various hybrid manufacturing techniques.
  • the ridges e.g., 14 and 16
  • the ridges may be independent elements that are separately formed and mounted within the housing.
  • An electron beam tunnel 60 is formed along the Z axis 22 through the core segments (e.g., 34, 36, 40 and 42 in the central structure 12. The shape of the cross-section of the tunnel 60 may be adapted to give the desired operating characteristics and based on manufacturing constraints.
  • the inner wall of the beam tunnel may have a cross-section with a circular, square, rectangular, hexagonal, oval, elliptical or any other desired shape based on factors such as ease of manufacturing and coupling requirements between the electron beam and the slow wave structure.
  • the hexagonal tunnel 60 illustrated in Figs. 1-3 can be manufactured by bending and joining two ladder halves without drilling as will be described in more detail below.
  • the circular tunnel 62 illustrated in Fig. 6 can be manufactured by drilled along the Z axis 22 which may require more precision in the machining process but which generally provides greater coupling between an electron beam passing through the tunnel 62 and the RF signal traveling through the central structure 12 and ridges 14 and 16 making up the slow wave structure.
  • the ridges 14 and 16 are positioned on opposite sides of the central structure 12, extending from inner top and bottom walls 64 and 66, respectively, along an X axis 70.
  • the protrusions e.g., 24 and 26
  • the width of the ridges 14 and 16 and protrusions (e.g., 24 and 26) along a Y axis 72 can be varied as desired.
  • the 14 and 16 and protrusions may be about as wide as the core segments (e.g., 34) as illustrated in the drawings, or may fully extend between the inner side walls 74 and 76 to fill the chamber 20 from side to side if desired, although the operating characteristics of the TWT 10 will vary with these changes.
  • the terms top, bottom and side are used herein merely to distinguish various surfaces inside the TWT 10 and do not imply any particular rotational orientation about the Z axis 22.
  • the variations of the above embodiments are meant as examples of the present invention and are in no way limiting of all of the potential embodiments of the present invention as claimed.
  • a single unit cell is illustrated in shown in Figs. 2-4 , which may be repeated as desired along the Z axis 22 to provide a particular amplification or gain to an RF signal.
  • a cylindrical housing 80 is shown, being formed in two halves 82 and 84 with the central structure 12 sandwiched inside the housing 80 between the two halves 82 and 84.
  • the inner cross-section of the chamber 20 is substantially rectangular, with rounded corners (e.g., 86) which may minimize edge effects in the RF signal.
  • the housing 80 may serve as a vacuum envelope in some embodiments, or a vacuum may be alternatively provided for as desired and as needed.
  • the coupled cavity TWT 10 is not limited to any particular central structure 12.
  • the central structure 12 comprises a ladder 90 having a number of rungs (e.g., 92 and 94).
  • the ladder 90 can be manufactured in as few as one or two pieces using techniques such as lithography and machining, and can be assembled quickly and easily with high precision.
  • a series of slots e.g., 96 and 100 may be cut or otherwise formed in the ladder 90 to separate and define each segment of the central structure 12.
  • the width of the slots (e.g., 96 and 100) may be adapted as desired to provide the required operating characteristics. Parameters and properties such as the length, spacing, thickness, periodicity, etc.
  • a circular tunnel 62 may be formed, for example, by drilling longitudinally through the ladder 90 using any technique, including but not limited to conventional drilling, end milling, EDM, laser milling, laser ablation, micromachining, etching, plasma processing, etc.
  • the ladder 90 may be formed of two halves which are mated and connected to form the tunnel, or as a single piece with two halves formed side by that is folded over.
  • a hexagonal tunnel 60 may be formed by bending each half to form a three-sided half-hexagonal core segment and mating the two halves to form a hexagonal tunnel 60.
  • a circular tunnel 62 may be formed by milling, micromaching, or otherwise creating a semicircular trough along the Z axis 22 of each half and mating the two halves to form the circular tunnel 62.
  • the two halves may be aligned using traditional techniques such as registration marks or pins, or by self-alignment techniques, microfabrication, micromaching, MEMS, etc. and mated or connected by brazing, bonding, electrically conductive adhesives, or any other suitable technique.
  • the ladder 90 By ending the slots (e.g., 96 and 100) in the ladder 90 short of the edges 102 and 104, the ladder 90 remains in a single integral piece that maintains the desired gap between each segment.
  • the slots e.g., 96 and 100
  • the segments of the ladder 90 comprise core segments (e.g., 34) through which the tunnel 62 passes with wings 106 and 110 extending from the core segments (e.g., 34).
  • the wings 106 and 110 may be thinner along the X axis 70 as illustrated in the drawings or may be as thick as or thicker than the core segments (e.g., 34) if desired.
  • the wings 106 and 110 extend at least to the side walls 74 and 76 for ease in manufacturing and to provide support to the core segments (e.g., 34) beyond that provided by the ridge protrusions (e.g., 44 and 46), as well as to provide a thermal connection between the housing 80 and the ladder 90 to dissipate heat.
  • the core segments (e.g., 34) of the ladder 90 have mating surfaces (e.g., 112) that are substantially matched to corresponding mating surfaces on the ridge protrusions (e.g., 24) to form a connection between the core segments (e.g., 34) and the protrusions (e.g., 24).
  • These mating surfaces (e.g., 112) provide an electrical, mechanical and thermal connection between the ladder 90 and the ridges 14 and 16 to conduct electricity, provide support to and conduct heat from the ladder 90, and substantially separate adjacent but non-coupled cavities.
  • the ladder 90 and the ridges 14 and 16 may merely be held in contact physically or may be brazed, connected by adhesives or attached in any other suitable manner.
  • the slow wave structure including the ladder 90 and the ridges 14 and 16 are adapted to provide the desired impedance from an AC standpoint at the RF operating frequencies of the TWT 10.
  • the core segments (e.g., 34) of one embodiment have a cross-section with an outer hexagonal shape 112, although the TWT central structure 12 is not limited to this configuration.
  • Other embodiments may have any shape suitable to achieve the desired operating characteristics and ease of manufacturing, such as a square, circular, elliptical or oval, rectangular or any other desired cross-section.
  • a ladder-based central structure 12 has been described above as one particular embodiment.
  • the central structure 12 is not limited to this configuration.
  • the central structure 12 may comprise other structures that combine with the offset ridges 14 and 16 to form coupled cavities.
  • the central structure 12 may comprise a helix, double helix, ring bar structure, etc.
  • FIG. 10 an example of a cylindrical housing 80 formed in two halves (e.g., 84) is illustrated.
  • a cylindrical housing 80 is convenient for mounting external electron beam containment magnets to form a pencil beam through the tunnel 62, although the housing 80 is not limited to this configuration.
  • the ridges (e.g., 14) and protrusions (e.g., 24) may be machined, micromachined, milled or otherwise formed directly in the body of the housing 80, or may be separately formed and attached to inner surfaces in the housing 80.
  • the housing 80 is not limited to two halves, but may be formed in other manners. As illustrated in Fig.
  • the ladder 90 may be enclosed in the TWT 10 between the portions 82 and 84 of the housing 80 so that the protrusions (e.g., 24) are aligned with the core segments (e.g., 34).
  • the housing 80 may be assembled in any suitable manner, such as with mechanical connection elements, brazing, bonding, adhesives, etc.
  • FIG. 12 A cross-sectional view of the coupled cavity TWT 10 is illustrated in Fig. 12 .
  • An electron gun 120 is connected to one end of the TWT 10 and a collector 122 is connected to the other end.
  • An ion pump 124 or other vacuum forming device is also connected to the TWT 10 to evacuate the TWT 10. (Details of the electron gun 120, collector 122 and ion pump 124 are not shown in the cross-sectional view of Fig. 12 , as the TWT 10 is not limited to use with any particular type of electron beam and vacuum equipment.)
  • An RF input 130 and output 132 are connected at couplers 134 and 136 at the ends of the TWT 10.
  • hollow waveguides having with RF-transparent windows 140 and 142 to maintain a vacuum in the TWT 10 may be used.
  • devices to form a magnetic field such as periodic permanent magnets (e.g., 144 and 146) are placed around or adjacent the TWT 10 to steer the electron beam through the tunnel 62 between the electron gun 120 and collector 122.
  • periodic permanent magnets e.g., 144 and 146
  • the TWT 10 of Figs. 12 and 13 has a different number of core segments 34 than other drawings.
  • the TWT 10 may be extended, modified, augmented, enhanced, increased, etc. based on the desired amplification.
  • the ion pump 124 produces a vacuum within the TWT 10, the electron gun 120 is heated and a large bias voltage is applied across the electron gun 120 and collector 122. This generates an electron beam between the cathode of the electron gun 120 and the collector 122.
  • the electron beam is focused or contained in the tunnel through the central structure 12 by a magnetic field generated by, for example, the periodic permanent magnets (e.g., 144 and 146).
  • An RF signal is applied at the RF input 130 and is coupled to the slow wave structure including the central structure 12 (e.g., the ladder 90) and the ridges 14 and 16 connected in alternating, offset fashion to the central structure 12 by the protrusions (e.g., 24).
  • the TWT 10 is adapted to cause the RF signal to travel along the length of the TWT 10 at about the same speed as the electron beam, maximizing the coupling between the electron beam and the RF signal.
  • Energy from the electron beam is coupled to the RF signal, amplifying the RF signal, and the amplified RF signal is decoupled from the slow wave structure to the RF output 132 before the electron beam reaches the collector 122.
  • Table 1 Dimensions of one non-limiting example of a Ku band coupled cavity TWT 10 are provided in Table 1 below. Dimensions will vary based on the RF frequency, desired bandwidth, and design variations as discussed above. Dimensions are identified in Figs. 4 , 6 and 8 . Table 1 Name Element Number Dimension, mm Pitch 150 4.12 Beam tunnel radius 152 0.81 Ladder thickness 154 0.46 Ladder width 156 1.62 Ladder length 160 7.47 Ridge width 162 2.26 Ridge height 164 2.17 Ridge gap depth 166 1.49 Ridge gap length 170 3.10
  • the coupled cavity TWT 10, including the housing 80, ladder 90 and ridges 14 and 16, may comprise any electrically conductive material selected based on the required operating characteristics, such as copper, a copper alloy, molybdenum, tantalum, tungsten, etc, providing a suitably high melting point and conductivity.
  • One or more severs may be provided at various locations along the TWT 10 to control the gain by absorbing energy in order. This prevents reflections from the output end of the TWT 10 to the input end which would cause oscillations in the TWT 10.
  • a coating or film may be applied to the ladder 90 and/or the ridges 14 and 16 to control the gain, using any suitable material having the desired conductivity and patterned in any way or form including, but not limited to, two and three dimensional patterns and tapers.
  • Any method of coating i.e., thin film, thick film, sputtering, physical vapor deposition, chemical vapor deposition, pyrolysis, thermal cracking, thermal evaporation, plasma and plasma enhanced deposition techniques, plating, electro-deposition, electrolytic, etc. may be used to achieve the desired results.
  • the thickness and placement of a coating may be controlled relatively easily and applied by a number of suitable techniques such as sputtering, vapor deposition, etc. as discussed above.
  • the thickness or conductivity of the coating may be varied along the length of the TWT 10 if desired to control the conductivity as needed.
  • a method for manufacturing a coupled cavity traveling wave tube includes creating slots in a ladder to form rungs (block 200) and forming a tunnel longitudinally through the ladder.
  • the method also includes forming a first ridge having protrusions (block 204) and forming a second ridge having protrusions.
  • the first ridge is aligned or positioned adjacent a first side of the ladder with the protrusions contacting an alternating group of the rungs.
  • the second ridge is aligned adjacent a second side of the ladder with the second ridge offset from the first ridge so that the first ridge protrusions and second ridge protrusions contact different rungs.

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  1. Koppelresonator-Wanderfeldröhre (10), die aufweist:
    eine Vielzahl von Kernsegmenten (34, 36, 40, 42), die in einer beabstandeten Weise angeordnet sind, um einen Elektronenstrahltunnel zu bilden;
    ein erstes elektrisch leitendes Längselement (14) benachbart der Vielzahl der Kernsegmente (34, 36, 40, 42), das sich alternativ in Richtung der aufeinander folgenden Kernsegmente erstreckt und sich von diesen entfernt;
    ein zweites elektrisch leitendes Längselement (16) benachbart der Vielzahl der elektrisch leitenden Kernsegmente (34, 36, 40, 42), das sich alternativ in Richtung der aufeinander folgenden Kernsegmente erstreckt und sich von diesen entfernt, wobei das erste und zweite Längselement versetzt sind, um sich in Richtung der verschiedenen Kernsegmente zu erstrecken,
    wobei das erste und zweite Längselement (14, 16) jeweils einen Körper und eine Vielzahl von Vorsprüngen (24, 26, 30, 32) aufweist, die sich von den Körpern in Richtung eines jeden entsprechenden Kernsegmentes (34, 36, 40, 42) erstrecken,
    wobei die Vielzahl der Vorsprünge (24, 26, 30, 32) und die entsprechenden Kernsegmente (34, 36, 40, 42) Eingriffsflächen aufweisen, wobei die Eingriffsflächen der Vielzahl der Vorsprünge in Kontakt mit den Eingriffsflächen der entsprechenden Kernsegmente angeordnet sind, und wobei die Eingriffsflächen im Wesentlichen flach sind;
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Koppelresonator-Wanderfeldröhre außerdem ein zylindrisches elektrisch leitendes Gehäuse aufweist, wobei die Vielzahl der Kernsegmente (34, 36, 40, 42) und das erste und zweite Längselement (14, 16) im Wesentlichen innerhalb des Gehäuses (80) aufgenommen werden,
    wobei die Vielzahl der Kernsegmente (34, 36, 40, 42) elektrisch leitende Flügel (106, 110) aufweist, die sich senkrecht zur Vielzahl der Vorsprünge (24, 26, 30, 32) von einem jeden der Vielzahl der Kernsegmente zu den inneren Seitenwänden des Gehäuses erstrecken,
    wobei die Vielzahl der Vorsprünge in Verbindung mit den Flügeln eine Reihe von Koppelresonatoren (44, 46, 50, 52) bilden,
    wobei die Reihe der Resonatoren (44, 46, 50, 52) miteinander mittels der Spalten (54) zwischen den aufeinander folgenden Kernsegmenten gekoppelt werden, und
    wobei ein innerer Querschnitt des Gehäuses (80) im Wesentlichen rechteckig ist.
  2. Koppelresonator-Wanderfeldröhre nach Anspruch 1, bei der sich das erste und zweite Längselement (14, 16) auf entgegengesetzten Seiten der Vielzahl der Kernsegmente (34, 36, 40, 42) befinden.
  3. Koppelresonator-Wanderfeldröhre nach Anspruch 1, bei der sich das erste und zweite Längselement (14, 16) von der inneren oberen und unteren Wand des Gehäuses (80) aus erstrecken.
  4. Koppelresonator-Wanderfeldröhre nach Anspruch 1, bei der die Vielzahl der Kernsegmente (34, 36, 40, 42) jeweils eine innere Fläche aufweist, die einen Durchgang definiert, wobei ein jedes der Vielzahl der Kernsegmente ausgerichtet ist, um den Elektronenstrahltunnel zu bilden; wobei vorzugsweise die durch die Vielzahl der Kernsegmente definierten Durchgänge einen kreisförmigen Querschnitt aufweisen, oder wobei die durch die Vielzahl der Kernsegmente definierten Durchgänge einen sechseckigen Querschnitt aufweisen.
  5. Koppelresonator-Wanderfeldröhre nach Anspruch 1, die außerdem eine Beschichtung auf der Vielzahl der Kernsegmente aufweist.
  6. Koppelresonator-Wanderfeldröhre nach Anspruch 1, die außerdem einen Hochfrequenzeingangswellenleiter an einem ersten Ende der Koppelresonator-Wanderfeldröhre und einen Hochfrequenzausgangswellenleiter an einem zweiten Ende der Koppelresonator-Wanderfeldröhre aufweist.
  7. Verfahren zur Herstellung einer Koppelresonator-Wanderfeldröhre, die die charakteristischen Merkmale des Anspruches 1 umfasst, wobei das Verfahren die folgenden Schritte aufweist:
    Ausbilden von Schlitzen in einer Leiter, um eine Vielzahl von Sprossen zu bilden, wobei die Leiter als ein einzelnes einteiliges Stück ausgebildet ist und eine Vielzahl von Kernsegmenten (34, 36, 40, 42) definiert, die in einer beabstandeten Weise angeordnet sind, um einen Elektronenstrahltunnel zu bilden;
    Ausbilden eines Tunnels in Längsrichtung durch die Leiter;
    Ausbilden eines ersten elektrisch leitenden Steges mit einer Vielzahl von Vorsprüngen;
    Ausbilden eines zweiten elektrisch leitenden Steges mit einer zweiten Vielzahl von Vorsprüngen;
    Ausrichten des ersten Steges benachbart einer ersten Seite der Leiter, wobei die Vielzahl der Vorsprünge eine abwechselnde Reihenfolge der Vielzahl der Sprossen kontaktiert; und
    Ausrichten des zweiten Steges benachbart einer zweiten Seite der Leiter, wobei der zweite Steg vom ersten Steg versetzt ist, wobei die zweite Vielzahl der Vorsprünge eine zweite abwechselnde Reihenfolge der Vielzahl der Sprossen kontaktiert,
    wobei der erste Steg in einem ersten Abschnitt eines zylindrischen elektrisch leitenden Gehäuses (80) ausgebildet ist, und wobei der zweite Steg in einem zweiten Abschnitt des Gehäuses (80) ausgebildet ist, wobei ein innerer Querschnitt des Gehäuses im Wesentlichen rechteckig ist, und
    wobei die Vielzahl der Kernsegmente (34, 36, 40, 42) elektrisch leitende Flügel (106, 110) aufweist, die sich senkrecht zur Vielzahl der Vorsprünge (24, 26, 30, 32) von einem jeden der Vielzahl der Kernsegmente zu den inneren Seitenwänden des Gehäuses erstrecken,
    wobei die Vielzahl der Vorsprünge in Verbindung mit den Flügeln eine Reihe von Koppelresonatoren (44, 46, 50, 52) bilden,
    wobei die Reihe der Resonatoren (44, 46, 50, 52) miteinander mittels der Spalten (54) zwischen den aufeinander folgenden Kernsegmenten gekoppelt werden, und
    wobei ein innerer Querschnitt des Gehäuses (80) im Wesentlichen rechteckig ist.
  8. Verfahren nach Anspruch 7, bei dem die Schritte des Ausrichtens des ersten Steges und des Ausrichtens des zweiten Steges das Einschließen der Leiter innerhalb des ersten und zweiten Abschnittes des Gehäuses aufweisen; wobei es außerdem vorzugsweise den Schritt des Hartlötens der Vielzahl der Vorsprünge und der zweiten Vielzahl der Vorsprünge an der Vielzahl der Sprossen aufweist.
  9. Verfahren nach Anspruch 7, bei dem der Schritt des Ausbildens der Schlitze in der Leiter das Ausbilden der Schlitze bei Anwendung der Fotolithografie aufweist.
  10. Verfahren nach Anspruch 7, das außerdem den Schritt des Bereitstellens einer Beschichtung auf der Leiter aufweist; das außerdem vorzugsweise den Schritt des Abstufens einer Dicke der Beschichtung aufweist.
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