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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 24, 1997
E Allen Adler, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Ivo Tammaru, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Robert G Ripley, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Hughes Electronics Corporation, El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
A self-biasing element is formed by coupling an electron accumulator to a collector stage of a linear-beam microwave tube with a base which has a selected resistance. The electron accumulator has a secondary emission coefficient less than one and is positioned to intercept a portion of the electrons in the electron beam of the linear-beam microwave tube. The electron accumulator thus acquires a negative voltage whose magnitude is controlled by selecting the base resistance and the radial and axial position of the self-biasing element within the collector. Various arrangements of self-biasing elements and collector stages are disclosed which improve the efficiency and RF performance of the microwave tube.