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Proceedings of International Conference on Microwave - 08
fabrication. Successful development of THz vacuum Fig.1 and Fig.2. Fig.1 shows C-band 60W space TWT
microelectronic devices therefore needs fusion of that has been developed jointly by CEERI and BEL
vacuum tube technology with the semi-conductor based on CEERI design. Fig.2 shows C-X-Ku-band
technology. Significant efforts are being carried out 100W MPM as developed by MTRDC jointly with
worldwide to develop such compact vacuum devices CEERI and other institutions.
using LIGA & DRIE technologies. FEA cathode using
nano-technology is used in these devices.
Indian Scenario for Microwave tubes development:
CEERI-Pilani & MTRDC- B'lore are two major
research institutions in India where significant
development work on different types of microwave
tubes are going on. Development of C, Ku, & Ka band
high efficiency TWTs for satellite communication, S-
band 3MW (peak) Magnetron for medical accelerator, Fig.l: C-band 60W Space TWT
S-band 6MW pulsed Klystron for linear accelerator, J-
band 300W pulsed Klystron for missiles, 42GHz, 200W
& 120GHz, 1MW Gyrotrons for plasma heating, THz
vacuum microelectronic device for medical imaging,
and dispenser cathodes, are presently being carried out
at CEERI. Development of high power microwave tubes
like coupled-cavity TWTs, broadband helix TWTs,
Gyro-TWT, MPM, VIRCATOR & dispenser cathodes,
are being done at MTRDC. BEL, Bangalore, is main Fig.2: C-X-Ku-band lOOW MPM
manufacturing agency for microwave tubes.Two recent
significant developments of our country are shown in
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