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Microwave Travelling Wave Tubes and TWT Amplifiers

Albacom manufactures a range of ring-bar, ring-loop, helix and coupled-cavity TWT Travelling Wave Tubes, and with over thirty years design and manufacturing experience are capable of producing samples and initiating production to customers specifications in the shortest possible time.

The company utilises its own resources for design and manufacture, in clean room facilities.  Stage inspections are carried out and completed tubes are fully tested on purpose built equipment.

Albacom's Travelling Wave Tubes (TWTs) include the following features:

The Microwave Tube Group employs a multi-disciplined staff of which a high proportion are professionally qualified. With almost four decades of experience in its core product areas, the group can provide customised solutions to customer requirements.

The defence groups products can be subdivided into :

• Low voltage shadow gridded or cathode modulated electron guns
• Depressed collectors and velocity tapering of circuits to provide high efficiency
• Periodic Permanent Magnet focusing and light weight construction
• Operating frequencies from 1 GHz to 18 Ghz

Albacom's design capability and experience in the use of helix, ring-bar, ring-loop and coupled cavity circuits associated with careful attention to quality during manufacture leads to the production of long life, low noise microwave tubes with optimum performance

The real strength of Albacom's Microwave Tube Group lies in its ability to continue to expand its technology base.  In particular in the areas of:

• High power microwave techniques
• EDM Machining
• High vacuum design and processing techniques
• Precision assembly in clean room conditions
• High voltage encapsulation
• Metal ceramic assemblies
• Thermal management
• Laser and TIG welding
• Sputter coating of metals and insulators
• Vacuum and hydrogen brazing
• Precision machining

In addition, joint research ventures with local Universities and Colleges of Further Education keep Albacom at the leading edge of technology.

The microwave group products can be subdivided into:

• Travelling Wave Tubes (TWT)
• Travelling Wave Tube Amplifiers (TWT Amplifiers)

For more detailed TWT information, please go to the Albacom Customer Area.

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