Title :
Vacuum tube amplifiers
Author :
Qiu, Joe X. ; Levush, Baruch ; Pasour, John ; Katz, Allen ; Armstrong, Carter M. ; Whaley, David R. ; Tucek, Jack ; Kreischer, Kenneth ; Gallagher, David
Author_Institution :
Army Res. Lab., Adelphi, MD, USA
Abstract :
This article gives a brief overview of the common vacuum electronic tube amplifiers used in high-power transmitters. Only three types of devices [travelling wave tubes (TWTs) including helix and coupled-cavity types, microwave power modules (MPMs), and klystrons] are covered, with emphasis on the recent advance in the millimeter-wave band.
Keywords :
klystrons; microwave power amplifiers; millimetre wave power amplifiers; millimetre wave tubes; modules; reviews; transmitters; travelling wave amplifiers; travelling wave tubes; MPM; coupled-cavity type TWT; helix type TWT; high-power transmitter; klystrons; microwave power module; millimeter-wave band devices; review; travelling wave tube; vacuum electronics; vacuum tube amplifiers;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MMM.2009.934517
