Gigatron, A New Technology For Microwave Power Devices Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • The gigatron is a new design concept for microwave power devices. A gated field-emitter array is employed to produce microwave-modulated electron beam directly from the cathode. A ribbon beam configuration is used to mitigate space-change effects and provide efficient output coupling. A traveling wave output coupler is used to obtain optimum coupling to a wide beam. RF conversion efficiency is estimated at 75%. Gigatron-family devices have been designed for applications from 3 GHz to 60 GHz frequency, from 30 W microtubes for phased-array antenna drivers to 500 MW drivers for linac colliders. 1989 SPIE.

published proceedings

  • Proceedings of SPIE

author list (cited authors)

  • McIntyre, P. M., Elliott, S. M., Gray, H., Lee, B. o., Pang, Y., & Popovic, M. B.

citation count

  • 0

complete list of authors

  • McIntyre, Peter M||Elliott, Stephen M||Gray, Henry||Lee, Bo||Pang, Yaoqi||Popovic, Milorad B

editor list (cited editors)

  • Brandt, H. E.

publication date

  • July 1989