Vacuum electronic device
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1. A vacuum electronic device comprising:
- a vacuum housing;
an electron beam input port in the vacuum housing at a first end of a planar electron beam tunnel;
an electron beam output port in the vacuum housing at a second end of the electron beam tunnel;
at least one RF input port in the vacuum housing operable to receive an RF signal into the vacuum housing;
at least one RF output port in the vacuum housing operable to output the RF signal from the vacuum housing; and
an array of slow wave structures inside the vacuum housing adjacent the electron beam tunnel, operable to carry induced electrical currents and create electromagnetic fields to transfer energy from an electron beam in the electron beam tunnel to the RF signal passing around the slow wave structures, the slow wave structures comprising electrically conductive members in a periodic arrangement forming a path for the RF signal between the at least one RF input port and the at least one RF output port.
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Abstract
Various apparatuses and methods for a vacuum electronic device are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a vacuum electronic device includes a vacuum housing, an array of slow wave structures inside the vacuum housing sharing a common electron beam tunnel, an electron beam input port at a first end of the common electron beam tunnel, and an electron beam output port at a second end of the common electron beam tunnel.
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20 Claims
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1. A vacuum electronic device comprising:
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a vacuum housing; an electron beam input port in the vacuum housing at a first end of a planar electron beam tunnel; an electron beam output port in the vacuum housing at a second end of the electron beam tunnel; at least one RF input port in the vacuum housing operable to receive an RF signal into the vacuum housing; at least one RF output port in the vacuum housing operable to output the RF signal from the vacuum housing; and an array of slow wave structures inside the vacuum housing adjacent the electron beam tunnel, operable to carry induced electrical currents and create electromagnetic fields to transfer energy from an electron beam in the electron beam tunnel to the RF signal passing around the slow wave structures, the slow wave structures comprising electrically conductive members in a periodic arrangement forming a path for the RF signal between the at least one RF input port and the at least one RF output port. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14)
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13. A method of manufacturing a vacuum electronic device, the method comprising:
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providing a vacuum housing; providing an electron beam input port in the vacuum housing at a first end of a planar electron beam tunnel; providing an electron beam output port in the vacuum housing at a second end of the electron beam tunnel; providing at least one RF input port in the vacuum housing operable to receive an RF signal into the vacuum housing; providing at least one RF output port in the vacuum housing operable to output the RF signal from the vacuum housing; and enclosing the electron beam tunnel with an array of slow wave structures inside the vacuum housing, operable to carry induced electrical currents and create electromagnetic fields to transfer energy from an electron beam in the electron beam tunnel to the RF signal passing around the slow wave structures, the slow wave structures comprising electrically conductive periodic members forming a path for the RF signal between the at least one RF input port and the at least one RF output port. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A vacuum electronic spatial power combining array, comprising:
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a vacuum housing; an electron beam input port in the vacuum housing at a first end of a planar electron beam tunnel; an electron beam output port in the vacuum housing at a second end of the electron beam tunnel; at least one RF input port in the vacuum housing operable to receive an RF signal into the vacuum housing; at least one RF output port in the vacuum housing operable to output the RF signal from the vacuum housing; a first plurality of rungs and a second plurality of electrically conductive rungs on opposite sides of the electron beam tunnel, the rungs running perpendicular to the electron beam tunnel, the rungs supported within the vacuum housing by a plurality of electrically conductive support walls between the rungs and the vacuum housing, wherein the rungs and the support walls are operable to carry induced electrical currents and create electromagnetic fields to transfer energy from an electron beam in the electron beam tunnel to the RF signal passing around the rungs; a ridge between each of the support walls and connected to the vacuum housing; and a dielectric spacer between each of the ridges and the rungs.
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