Design considerations of superconductive input multiplexers for satellite applications

Author

Mansour, Raafat R. ; Ye, Shjen ; Dokas, Van ; Jolley, Bill ; Thomson, Glenn ; Tang, Wai-Cheung ; Kudsia, Chandra M.

Author_Institution

Corp. R&D Dev., Com Dev Ltd., Cambridge, Ont., Canada

Volume

44

Issue

7

fYear

1996

fDate

7/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1213

Lastpage

1228

Abstract

This paper describes the evolution and development of low power superconductive filters and multiplexers for satellite applications under the HTSSE-II program. Experimental results and tradeoffs are presented for thin film and dielectric loaded HTS multiplexer configurations, leading to the development and implementation of a fully integrated four-channel C-band HTS input multiplexer. Measured data shows performance comparable to conventional technology and promise of large reduction in mass and volume of such equipment. The multiplexer is scheduled to fly as part of the HTSSE-II package on the ARGOS satellite in 1996

Keywords

high-temperature superconductors; multiplexing; multiplexing equipment; satellite communication; superconducting microwave devices; ARGOS satellite; HTSSE-II package; design; dielectric loaded configuration; integrated four-channel C-band HTS device; low power superconductive filter; superconductive input multiplexer; thin film configuration; Dielectric measurements; Dielectric thin films; High temperature superconductors; Multiplexing; Power filters; Satellites; Superconducting filters; Superconducting thin films; Superconductivity; Volume measurement;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9480

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/22.508227

Filename

508227