Ultra-High Vacuum Components
Microwave Techniques manufactures ultra-high vacuum components with high electrical performance for demanding microwave and RF environments. We design, engineer, and manufacture RF vacuum products and UHV components in waveguide and coaxial configuration. Mostly developed for sophisticated clients in the scientific and medical research sectors, these devices require an extremely high level of attention to detail. Microwave Techniques ultra-high vacuum components and RF vacuum devices are custom-tailored to meet the most precise specifications.
Ultra-High Vacuum RF
Our ultra-high vacuum product line consists of the following components:
Accessories | Couplers | Flanges | Hybrids
Loads | Pump-Out Ports | Power Dividers | Phase Shifters
Sweep Bends | Variable Attenuators | Waveguide | Windows
UHV Product Line: Overview
- Waveguide & Coax RF Devices
- Pressure Windows and Gas Barriers
- Unique vacuum-rated material options
- Extensive S-Band, WR284, R32 solutions
- Extensive C-Band, WR187, R48 solutions
- Variable Attenuators, Phase Shifters, Loads
- Couplers, Combiners, Waveguide, and more
- UHV Accessories, Flanges, Pump-Out Ports
Ultra-High Vacuum RF Experts
In our pursuit of pushing the boundaries of RF engineering, our team continues to grow this product line and our capabilities through laboratory research and development. In addition, Microwave Techniques continually invests in its people, facilities, technology, tooling, and advanced engineering processes related to the manufacture of ultra-high vacuum (UHV) RF components.
Accessories
- Tubing
- Gaskets
- Spacer Kits
Couplers
- Directional Couplers
- Couplers with cooling
- Cavity Antenna Couplers
Flanges
- Female and Male
- LIL, DESY, SLAC, Varian Flanges
- Skarpaas and Pumpout Port Flanges
Hybrids
- 3dB Hybrids
- A variety of UHV flange options
- Phase stabilization cooling options
Loads
- Vacuum loads
- Ultra-high vacuum loads
- Ability to incorporate cooling
Pump-Out Ports
- For UHV and vacuum environments
- Various WR187 and WR284 solutions
- RIKEN, DESY, and various other flanges
Power Dividers
- Ability to incorporate cooling
- Various designs and configurations
- Available in several waveguide sizes
Phase Shifters
- Manual and motorized designs
- Several high-power designs available
- Special focus in 2.998 and 2.856 GHz
Sweep Bends
- U-Bends
- E-Sweeps and H-Sweeps
- Ability to incorporate cooling
Variable Attenuators
- Several UHV flange options
- Ability to incorporate cooling
- Manual and motorized options
Windows
- Waveguide and coaxial designs
- Pressure windows and gas barriers
- R&D programs to develop new designs
UHV Components: Applications
Ultra-high vacuum RF components reach scientists, researchers, and engineers in several cutting-edge applications. These include: accelerator science, high-energy physics experiments, oncotherapy treatment, advanced medical research, university studies, atomic science, and laboratory analysis.
Ultra-High Vacuum RF Components: Capabilities
- Induction vacuum-brazing system techniques
- An array of solutions for elevated power levels
- Performance of high heat bake-out procedures
- Three-stage, ultrasonic chemical cleaning procedures
- UHV-compatible gaskets, flanges, and tubing available
- An existing catalog of standard ultra-high vacuum devices
- Development of new UHV designs for special RF applications
- Increased capacity with two clean rooms and vacuum furnaces
