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High power input couplers are a fundamental component of the linear accelerating structures and in particular of the superconducting structures. In fact, in this case, the power couplers function is not only the power transfer and the vacuum separation but includes also the thermal transition and the integrity of the cavity cleanliness. A lot of activity has been recently worked out in the framework of different project on both CW (KEK and Cornell) and pulsed (SNS and TTF) power couplers. Particular attention has been devoted to the design phase to take care about the thermo mechanical and electromagnetic performances, the multipacting thresholds, the preparation procedures and, last but not least, the cost that in the case of high energy linacs is a fundamental parameter. In this framework not only the design phase but also the conditioning of the couplers has stimulated different studies. Partial reviews of the existing designs and of the couplers characteristics will be presented taking into account the different challenges.
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