P. Legagneux,
N. Le Sech,
P. Guiset,
L. Gangloff,
C. Cojocaru,
J.P. Schnell,
D. Pribat,
K.B.K. Teo,
J. Robertson,
W.I. Milne,
F. Andre, Y. Rozier,
D. Dieumegard
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ABSTRACT: We have studied two different kinds of electron tubes using a cold field emission cathode as the electron source. This cathode is an array of vertically aligned multiwall carbon nanotubes. The first device is a triode. With this device, we demonstrated the modulation at 32 GHZ of a 1.4 A/cm2 peak current density with a 82% modulation ratio. The second device is a traveling wave tube. For this device, the objective is to test a cathode delivering a 2 A/cm<sup>2</sup> electron beam.
Vacuum Electronics Conference, 2009. IVEC '09. IEEE International; 05/2009