A Review of the Development of Multiple-Beam Klystrons and TWTs

Abstract

This memorandum summarizes the current (as of 2002) development status of microwave and millimeter-wave amplifiers based on multiple electron beam technology. A brief historical perspective of multiple-beam amplifier (MBA) research and development in the U.S. and abroad is presented covering the period from 1940 to 2002. Based on material gathered from conference and workshop presentations and recent open-literature journal publications, we summarize the current state-of-the-art in MBA device performance in Russia, France, and the Peoples' Republic of China. In addition, we develop a set of scaling analyses comparing multiple-beam klystron performance with single-beam Mystron performance, including voltage, power, bandwidth, magnetic field, and dimensional scaling.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 17, 2003
Accession Number
ADA412186

Entities

People

  • Baruch Levush
  • David Abe
  • Gregory S. Nusinovich

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Bandwidth
  • Charged Particles
  • Communication Systems
  • Electron Beams
  • Electron Emission
  • Electrons
  • Frequency Bands
  • Klystrons
  • Linear Accelerators
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetic Materials
  • Materials
  • Microwave Tubes
  • Radar
  • Radiation
  • Traveling Wave Tubes

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Electronics Engineering

Technology Areas

  • 5G
  • 5G - DoD 5G Program
  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics