Title :
Ku Band High Power Amplifier for Active Antenna
Author :
Cayrou, J.Ch. ; Cogo, B. ; Cazaux, J.L. ; Villeforceix, B.
Author_Institution :
ALCATEL SPACE, 26 av. J.F. CHAMPOLLION, 31037 TOULOUSE Cedex, FRANCE. Phone: 33.(0)5.34.35.65.42, Fax: 33.(0)5.34.35.69.47
Abstract :
One of the key elements of a Ku Band Transmit active antenna is the power amplifier. On the one hand, the high level of integration required in such an antenna dictates a reduced size of each amplification niodule. On the other hand, the power added efficiency must be maximized in order to lower the consumption and make the thermal control of the antenna easier or possible ! The detailed design and performance of a Ku Band 6 Watts ouput power / 40 dB gain power amplifier fulfilling these constraints are given.
Keywords :
Dielectric substrates; Driver circuits; Frequency; Gain; High power amplifiers; Impedance; MMICs; PHEMTs; Power amplifiers; Power generation;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 1998. 28th European
Conference_Location :
Amsterdam, Netherlands
DOI :
10.1109/EUMA.1998.338015
