Two Cavity Klystron Amplifier

Presentation by:
Dr Esther Florence S
Asso.Prof/ECE
SSN College of Engineering
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Author Esther Florence S

Version No 1.1

Release Date 12.07.2021

Reviewer
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Date of Revison Details Version Number

12 July 2021 1.1

Evaluation Criteria in line with the
cognitive level
Cognitive Cognitive skill Evaluation
Level description
1 Remember Yes
2 Understand Yes
3 Apply Yes
4 Analyze No
5 Evaluate No
6 Create No
 Session Objectives

• Theory of Two cavity klystron amplifier

 Session Outcomes

• At the end of this session, participants will

be able to
– Understand the operation and function of a
two cavity klystron amplifier
 Outline

• Operation of two cavity klystron amplifier

Two cavity Klystron Amplifier
 Two cavity Klystron Amplifier
• Efficiency : 40%
• Power output: average power (CW power)
is about 500KW and pulsed power is upto
30MW at 10GHz
• power gain upto 30dB
 Two cavity Klystron Amplifier

1. The electron beam is assumed to have a

uniform density in the cross section of the
beam
2. Space charge effects are negligible
3. The magnitude of the microwave input
signal is assumed to be much smaller
than the dc accelerating voltage
 Two cavity Klystron Amplifier
• In the two-chamber klystron, the electron beam
is injected into a resonant cavity.
• The electron beam, accelerated by a positive
potential, is constrained to travel through a
cylindrical drift tube in a straight path by an axial
magnetic field.
• While passing through the first cavity, the
electron beam is velocity modulated by the weak
RF signal.
• In the moving frame of the electron beam, the
velocity modulation is equivalent to a plasma
oscillation
 Two cavity Klystron Amplifier
• Plasma oscillations are rapid oscillations of the
electron density in conducting media metals or
plasma.
• So in a quarter of one period of the plasma
frequency, the velocity modulation is converted
to density modulation, i.e. bunches of electrons
• As the bunched electrons enter the second
chamber they induce standing waves at the
same frequency as the input signal.
• The signal induced in the second chamber is
much stronger than that in the first.
 Summary

• The basic operation of a two cavity

klystron amplifier has been studied
 References
1. David M. Pozar, “Microwave Engineering”, Wiley India (P) Ltd, New Delhi, 2008
2. Samuel Liao, “ Microwave devices and circuits-Prentice Hall of India-3rd editiion (2003)