Gigatron microwave amplifier
Abstract
An electron tube for achieving high power at high frequency with high efficiency, including an input coupler, a ribbon-shaped electron beam and a traveling wave output coupler. The input coupler is a lumped constant resonant circuit that modulates a field emitter array cathode at microwave frequency. A bunched ribbon electron beam is emitted from the cathode in periodic bursts at the desired frequency. The beam has a ribbon configuration to eliminate limitations inherent in round beam devices. The traveling wave coupler efficiently extracts energy from the electron beam, and includes a waveguide with a slot therethrough for receiving the electron beam. The ribbon beam is tilted at an angle with respect to the traveling wave coupler so that the electron beam couples in-phase with the traveling wave in the waveguide. The traveling wave coupler thus extracts energy from the electron beam over the entire width of the beam.
- Inventors:
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- 611 Montclair, College Station, TX 77840
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Texas A&M Research Foundation
- OSTI Identifier:
- 868859
- Patent Number(s):
- 5227701
- Assignee:
- McIntyre, Peter M. (611 Montclair, College Station, TX 77840)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-85ER40236
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- gigatron; microwave; amplifier; electron; tube; achieving; power; frequency; efficiency; including; input; coupler; ribbon-shaped; beam; traveling; wave; output; lumped; constant; resonant; circuit; modulates; field; emitter; array; cathode; bunched; ribbon; emitted; periodic; bursts; desired; configuration; eliminate; limitations; inherent; devices; efficiently; extracts; energy; waveguide; slot; therethrough; receiving; tilted; angle; respect; couples; in-phase; entire; width; output coupler; microwave frequency; traveling wave; resonant circuit; electron beam; field emitter; microwave amplifier; wave coupler; desired frequency; input coupler; beam devices; wave frequency; electron tube; entire width; shaped electron; lumped constant; beam device; constant resonant; /315/330/
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McIntyre, Peter M. Gigatron microwave amplifier. United States: N. p., 1993.
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McIntyre, Peter M. Gigatron microwave amplifier. United States.
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"Gigatron microwave amplifier". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/868859.
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