C/Ku-band pulsed transmitters for Poseidon 2 Altimeter

Author

Darbandi, A. ; Michaud, G. ; Buret, H. ; Touchais, J.Y. ; Fourcroy, J. ; Bulgarelli, J.

Author_Institution

Alcatel Space, Toulouse, France

Volume

3

fYear

2001

fDate

20-24 May 2001

Firstpage

2211

Abstract

Solid State Transmitters (Tx) have been used in radar applications for many years. The main advantages of the pulsed Tx are the following: (1) Low distortion of amplitude and phase during the pulse. (2) High reproducibility of identical pulses. (3) High quality of output spectrum: low harmonic content and reduced delay time. In this paper we present the design and the measured results of 30 W C-band Transmitter and 8 W Ku band Transmitter used for the Poseidon 2 Altimeter. (Jason satellite).

Keywords

electric distortion; harmonic distortion; radar applications; radar transmitters; radioaltimeters; spaceborne radar; 30 W; 8 W; C/Ku-band; Jason satellite; Poseidon 2 Altimeter; amplitude distortion; delay time; harmonic content; output spectrum; phase distortion; pulsed transmitters; radar applications; reproducibility; solid state transmitters; Band pass filters; Chirp; Frequency conversion; Instruments; MMICs; Mixers; Power generation; Radio frequency; Radio transmitters; Satellite broadcasting;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Symposium Digest, 2001 IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

Phoenix, AZ, USA

ISSN

0149-645X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6538-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSYM.2001.967355

Filename

967355