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Microwave Tubes

Albacom manufacture a range of Klystrons, 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 TWT Travelling Wave Tubes include the following features:

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.
Fast warm-up cathodes including electron bombardment types.
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.

A full listing of the groups current products can be seen on our Travelling Wave Tubes Product List.

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

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