Title :
HTCC based Ku/IF/BB Down Converter for satellite on board processing applications
Author :
Comparini, M.C. ; Leone, C. ; Montanucci, P. ; Tursini, M.
Author_Institution :
Alenia Spazio S.p.A., Equipment Engineering Unit, Via Saccomuro 24, 00131 Roma, Italy. Phone: +39 06 41512488 Fax: +39 06 41512507
Abstract :
This paper presents the demonstration of an ultra compact High Temperature Cofired Ceramic (HTCC) based down converter for satellite on board processing equipment. The down converter is composed of three sections: the RF Front end in KU Band, the first IF at 400 MHz and a base-band chain at 50 MHz. The overall gain is of 90dB and the OIP3 is of 20 dBm. GaAs MMICs, Si RF-IC and ceramic saw filter have been integrated on a compact HTCC module of a size of 59x66x6 mm.
Keywords :
Ceramics; Demodulation; Gallium arsenide; MMICs; Noise figure; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency amplifiers; SAW filters; Satellites; Web and internet services;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 2002. 32nd European
Conference_Location :
Milan, Italy
DOI :
10.1109/EUMA.2002.339220
