• DocumentCode
    2152845
  • Title

    Solid State Linearizers For Satellite TWTs

  • Author

    Ranieri, P. ; Suriani, A.

  • Author_Institution
    Alenia Spazio S.p.A. -Via Saccomuro 24, 00131 Rome, Italy. phone: 39-06-4151.2489 - fax: 39-06-4151.2507
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    Oct. 2000
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    This paper describes the design and development of solid state TWTA linearizers for Ku and Ka band satellite payloads. Two distinct approaches to the design of linearizers are presented along with measured performance, system considerations, and producibility implications of each.
  • Keywords
    Attenuators; Delay; Driver circuits; High power amplifiers; Intermodulation distortion; Predistortion; Satellites; Schottky diodes; Solid state circuits; Vectors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Conference, 2000. 30th European
  • Conference_Location
    Paris, France
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EUMA.2000.338654
  • Filename
    4139680