Title :
44 GHz waveguide-based power amplifier module using double antipodal finline transitions
Author :
Jeong, J. ; Kwon, Y. ; Deakin, D.S. ; Hong, J.H. ; Sovero, E.A.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Eng., Seoul Nat. Univ., South Korea
fDate :
1/31/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A 44 GHz waveguide-based power amplifier module was developed using the double antipodal-finline transitions which also serve as a power combiner. The measured insertion loss of the proposed combiner was ~0.9 dB per transition around 44 GHz. The fabricated power amplifier module combining two 0.93 W monolithic microwave integrated circuit power amplifiers showed a saturated output power of 1.4 W with a high combining efficiency of 75% at 44 GHz
Keywords :
MIMIC; MMIC power amplifiers; fin lines; millimetre wave power amplifiers; power combiners; waveguide transitions; 1.4 W; 3D FEM; 44 GHz; MMIC power amplifiers; dielectric impedance transformer; double antipodal finline transitions; high combining efficiency; insertion loss; power combiner; saturated output power; ultrathin low-loss substrates; waveguide-based power amplifier module; waveguide-to-microstrip transition;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20020066
