Title :
An Internal Feedback Traveling-Wave-Tube Oscillator
Author_Institution :
Engineering Department, Stanford Research Institute, Stanford, California
fDate :
4/1/1952 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A theory of operation neglecting space charge is presented for the internal feedback traveling-wave-tube oscillator. Experimental results, obtained from an oscillator using a helix as the interaction structure, are shown to agree closely with the theory. A brief discussion of oscillators operating on space harmonics is given, and it is suggested that an oscillator operating on the space-harmonic principle might have desirable characteristics for a millimeter wave generator.
Keywords :
Attenuation; Contracts; Electron beams; Feedback circuits; Millimeter wave technology; Oscillators; Output feedback; Space charge; Space exploration; Writing;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IRE
DOI :
10.1109/JRPROC.1952.274046
