• DocumentCode
    1460254
  • 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
  • Volume
    10
  • Issue
    7
  • fYear
    2009
  • Firstpage
    38
  • Lastpage
    51
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Microwave Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1527-3342
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MMM.2009.934517
  • Filename
    5259210