Title :
Vacuum electronics
Author :
Parker, Robert K. ; Abrams, Richard H., Jr. ; Danly, Bruce G. ; Levush, Baruch
Author_Institution :
Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
fDate :
3/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper explores the recent history and diversity of this remarkable technology, with emphasis on recent advances in the more traditional device types (traveling-wave tube and klystron), as well as more recent innovations such as the microwave power module, inductive output amplifier, fast-wave devices, ultrahigh-power sources, and RF vacuum microelectronics. These advances can be credited to a combination of device innovation, enhanced understanding gained through improved modeling and design, the introduction of superior materials and sub-assembly components and the development of advanced vacuum processing and manufacturing techniques
Keywords :
Cherenkov radiation; bremsstrahlung; cathodes; cyclotron masers; free electron lasers; gyrotrons; history; klystrons; microwave generation; relativistic electron beam tubes; reviews; transition radiation; travelling wave amplifiers; travelling wave tubes; vacuum microelectronics; Cerenkov radiation; RF vacuum microelectronics; advanced vacuum processing; bremsstrahlung; device innovation; electron cyclotron masers; fast-wave devices; free-electron laser; gyrotron; high-current relativistic electron accelerators; high-power microwaves; improved design; improved modeling; inductive output amplifier; klystron; microwave power module; numerical simulation; transition radiation; traveling-wave tube; ultrahigh-power sources; vacuum electronics; Electron tubes; History; Klystrons; Microwave amplifiers; Microwave devices; Microwave technology; Multichip modules; Power amplifiers; Technological innovation; Vacuum technology;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
