• DocumentCode
    2926029
  • Title

    20.5: W-band SSVD high power amplifier and electronic power conditioner, modulator and supply

  • Author

    Sadwick, Larry ; Chern, J. ; Capson, C. ; Brady, M. ; Ford, W. ; Hwu, Jennifer

  • Author_Institution
    InnoSys, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT, USA
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    18-20 May 2010
  • Firstpage
    503
  • Lastpage
    504
  • Abstract
    W-band high power amplifiers offer important and enabling opportunities in radar, directed energy and communications including SATCOM applications. In this study, W-band microwave power modules (MPMs) combining low power monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) driver amplifiers and Solid State Vacuum Device (SSVD) traveling wave tube (TWT) high power amplifiers are employed to provide high power density at low cost and small size and weight. In this work, we have also included the development of the necessary integrated power conditioner, modulator, and supply to enable a complete W-band SSVD microwave power module.
  • Keywords
    MMIC amplifiers; low-power electronics; power amplifiers; travelling wave tubes; MMIC driver amplifier; TWT; W-band SSVD high power amplifier; W-band microwave power module; electronic power conditioner; low power monolithic microwave integrated circuit; power modulator; power supply; solid state vacuum device; traveling wave tube; Driver circuits; High power amplifiers; MMICs; Microwave amplifiers; Microwave communication; Microwave devices; Microwave integrated circuits; Monolithic integrated circuits; Multichip modules; Radar applications; MPM; SSVD; TWT; W-band; power amplifier; power conditioner; power supply;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC), 2010 IEEE International
  • Conference_Location
    Monterey, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-7098-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IVELEC.2010.5503478
  • Filename
    5503478