Title :
Solid-state and Vacuum Electron Device (VED) Radars - Past, Present and Future
Author_Institution :
Raytheon Comput.
Abstract :
This paper discusses the technological development of microwave vacuum electron devices and radar systems. Historical developments since WW-2 are sighted up to recent trends towards the future technological development
Keywords :
microwave tubes; radar; vacuum microelectronics; AESA; MEMS; MMIC; active phased arrays; electronic scanning; gyroklystron; klystron; magnetron; solid state bottle; solid state transmitters; technological development; traveling wave tube; tube transmitters; vacuum electron device radars; Costs; Electron devices; Electron tubes; Klystrons; MMICs; Phased arrays; Solid state circuits; Spaceborne radar; Surveillance; Transmitters; AESA; MEMs; MMIC; Radar; TWT; VED; Vacuum Electron Device; active-phased arrays; electronic scanning; gyroklystron; klystron; magnetron; phased array; solid-state bottle; solid-state transmitters; traveling wave tube; tube transmitters;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Electronics Conference, 2006 held Jointly with 2006 IEEE International Vacuum Electron Sources., IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0108-9
DOI :
10.1109/IVELEC.2006.1666158
