MESFET MMIC Ka-band transmitter performance for high-volume system applications

Author

Mondal, Jyoti P. ; Geddes, John J. ; Becker, Robert C. ; Contolatis, Athanase ; Vickerberg, M. ; Carlson, Douglas ; Bounnak, Sommy S. ; Anderson, Carol ; Sokolov, Vladimir

Author_Institution

Honeywell Inc., Bloomington, MN, USA

Volume

27

Issue

10

fYear

1992

fDate

10/1/1992 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1388

Lastpage

1396

Abstract

An MMIC transmitter for high-volume smart munition applications in Ka band is developed using 0.25 μm MESFET technology. The transmitter, consisting of a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) and power amplifier (PA), delivers more than 100 mW of power with an overall efficiency of 10% and a linear tuning range of more than 700 MHz around 35 GHz

Keywords

MMIC; field effect integrated circuits; microwave amplifiers; microwave oscillators; military equipment; missiles; power amplifiers; radar transmitters; variable-frequency oscillators; 0.25 micron; 10 percent; 100 mW; 35 GHz; Ka-band transmitter; MESFET technology; efficiency; high-volume smart munition applications; high-volume system applications; linear tuning range; power amplifier; voltage-controlled oscillator; Costs; MESFET circuits; MMICs; Millimeter wave measurements; Millimeter wave technology; Power amplifiers; Power measurement; Transmitters; Voltage-controlled oscillators; Weapons;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9200

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/4.156442

Filename

156442