Solid state 6*6 transfer switch for cylindrical array radar

Author

Knox, M.E. ; Sbuttoni, P.J. ; Stangel, J.J. ; Kumar, M. ; Valentino, P.

Author_Institution

Paramax Systems Corp., Great Neck, NY, USA

fYear

1993

Firstpage

1225

Abstract

An L-band solid-state 6*6 transfer switch for a cylindrical array radar is described. Si PIN diodes are used as switching elements to achieve low loss, high reliability, low life cycle cost, and enhanced performance. The 6*6 transfer switch contains a novel compact 3*3 transfer switch as a building block. A low-cost, batch fabrication manufacturing process is used to reduce production cost. The 6*6 transfer switch operates over 1.2-1.4 GHz with insertion loss of 1.3 dB, isolation of 36 dB, and amplitude and phase error of +or-0.25 dB and 2.7 degrees RMS (root mean square), respectively.<>

Keywords

radar equipment; solid-state microwave circuits; switching circuits; 1.2 to 1.4 GHz; 1.3 dB; 6*6 transfer switch; L-band; Si PIN diodes; amplitude error; batch fabrication manufacturing process; cylindrical array radar; insertion loss; isolation; life cycle cost; phase error; production cost; reliability; switching elements; Costs; Fabrication; Insertion loss; L-band; Manufacturing processes; Performance loss; Production; Radar; Solid state circuits; Switches;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Symposium Digest, 1993., IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

Atlanta, GA, USA

ISSN

0149-645X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1209-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSYM.1993.277093

Filename

277093