Title :
THz vacuum electronics
Author :
Palmer, W. Devereux
Author_Institution :
Eng. Sci. Directorate/Electron. Div., US ARL Army Res. Office, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
Abstract :
The US Department of Defense Research and Engineering Enterprise funds leading-edge research that continually expands the boundaries of human capability. Over the past several years, a number of US DoD research programs have focused on creating vacuum electronic devices capable of operating in the THz region of the electromagnetic spectrum, typically defined as 300 GHz to 3,000 GHz. This paper will place these research programs in context, describe the program goals, and highlight selected breakthroughs.
Keywords :
millimetre wave devices; submillimetre wave devices; terahertz wave devices; THz vacuum electronics device; US Department of Defense Research; US DoD research; electromagnetic spectrum; engineering enterprise; frequency 300 GHz to 3000 GHz; human capability boundary; Cathodes; Current density; Electron beams; Equations; Mathematical model; US Department of Defense; Vacuum technology; cathodes; electron devices; magnetics; micromachining; submillimeter wave technology;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC), 2012 IEEE Thirteenth International
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0188-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0187-9
DOI :
10.1109/IVEC.2012.6262056
