Review of two-stream amplifier performance

Author

Phillips, Purobi M. ; Zaidman, Ernest G. ; Freund, Henry P. ; Ganguly, Achintya K. ; Vanderplaats, Norman R.

Author_Institution

Sci. Applications Int. Corp., McLean, VA, USA

Volume

37

Issue

3

fYear

1990

fDate

3/1/1990 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

870

Lastpage

877

Abstract

The basic concept of the electron-electron two-stream instability and its application in building a microwave/millimeter-wave amplifier are reviewed from the perspective of the general use of high-frequency devices. A historical review of the relevant literature is presented, with additional discussion of unpublished laboratory notebooks from the US Naval Research Laboratory. A summary of the theoretical background and its extension to the bounded three-dimensional case is given, along with results from one-dimensional nonlinear particle simulation, which is compared to nonlinear theory. The advantages, limitations, and shortcomings of a two-stream amplifier are discussed in comparison with other currently available devices that work in the same range of parameters

Keywords

electron-wave tubes; history; microwave amplifiers; microwave tubes; reviews; stability; US Naval Research Laboratory; bounded three-dimensional case; electron wave tubes; electron-electron two-stream instability; historical review; linear theory; microwave amplifier; millimeter-wave amplifier; one-dimensional nonlinear particle simulation; two-stream amplifier performance; Bandwidth; Electrostatics; Laboratories; Microwave amplifiers; Microwave devices; Millimeter wave radar; Millimeter wave technology; Optical amplifiers; Optical coupling; Power generation;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9383

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/16.47804

Filename

47804