2009•IEEE Microwave MagazineRequires access
Vacuum tube amplifiers
Jie Qiu, B. Levush, John A. Pasour, A. Katz, Carter M. Armstrong, David R. Whaley, Jack C. Tucek, Kenneth E. Kreischer, Dolores E. Gallagher-Thompson
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Abstract
This article gives a brief overview of the common vacuum electronic tube amplifiers used in high-power transmitters. Only three types of devices [travelling wave tubes (TWTs) including helix and coupled-cavity types, microwave power modules (MPMs), and klystrons] are covered, with emphasis on the recent advance in the millimeter-wave band.