Characteristics of non-reentrant, self-modulated, distributed-emission, crossed-field amplifiers

This paper describes the design and operating characteristics of self-modulated, forward wave, non-reentrant, cold cathode, distributed-emission crossed-field amplifiers. These amplifiers possess the high efficiency, high peak and average power capability, broad bandwidth and excellent phase characteristics. In addition, becatLse they are non-reentrant, they are completely self-modulated. Only a single dc power supply is needed. The self-modulating feature, combined wiih cold cathode operation, results in the simplest possible amplifier-power supply combination. In addition, these features place no modulator limitation on the variety of pulse trains which can be amplified.