Special Technology Area Review on Vacuum Electronics Technology for RF Applications

Abstract

Vacuum Electronic (VE) devices are used for RF power amplification in many military radar, electronic attack, and communication systems. VE technology has the capability to generate medium-to-very-high RF power over multi-octave bandwidths with high efficiency; it also provides superior performance in the generation of medium-to-high RF power at millimeter-wave frequencies. These performance advantages make the development of advanced VE devices attractive for use in new military systems. However, DoD funding cuts for VE S&T since 1995 are severely limiting the rate of technology advancement and the development of new devices. Further cuts threaten the entire VE S&T program and the U.S. technology base.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 12, 2000
Accession Number
ADA448765

Entities

Organizations

  • Office Of The Under Secretary Of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • 5G Wireless Networks
  • Aircrafts
  • Bandwidth
  • Communication Systems
  • Data Links
  • Dielectrics
  • Electronic Countermeasures
  • Electronics Industry
  • Linear Accelerators
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Military Research
  • Radio Frequency
  • Radio Frequency Devices
  • Repetition Rate
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering
  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.

Technology Areas

  • 5G
  • 5G - DoD 5G Program
  • 5G - Internet of Things
  • Microelectronics