The drift length of a two-cavity klystron amplifier for highest power gain is one-quarter of the reduced space-charge wavelength λq. The presently accepted values for these optimum drift lengths for a multi-cavity klystron amplifier are also one-quarter of λq. These lengths are obtained from an extrapolation of the two-cavity klystron by regarding the multi-cavity klystron as a cascade amplifier consisting of several two-cavity stages.
In this thesis, the multi-cavity klystron amplifier is considered as an entity, and not as a cascade amplifier. It is shown that if the power-gain function of a flat-staggered design is optimized with respect to the drift lengths, a set of unequal lengths is obtained. The optimization of the drift lengths leads to an appreciable increase in gain with a negligible increase in overall tube length. Hence it is worthwhile not to regard the multi-cavity klystron amplifier as a cascade amplifier.
Only the small-signal theory is considered in this thesis. / Applied Science, Faculty of / Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of / Graduate
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UBC/oai:circle.library.ubc.ca:2429/39568 |
| Date | January 1960 |
| Creators | Schrack, Fred Günther |
| Publisher | University of British Columbia |
| Source Sets | University of British Columbia |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, Thesis/Dissertation |
| Rights | For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use. |
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