Ka-band compact integrated high power amplifiers for VSAT satellite communication ground terminal

Author

Sabban, Albert

Author_Institution

Rafael, Haifa

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

209

Lastpage

212

Abstract

This paper describes the design and performance of new compact and low cost Ka-band power amplifiers. The main features of the power amplifiers are: 27 dBm to 35 dBm minimum output power for -16 dBm input power over the frequency range of 27.5-31 GHz. To reduce losses MIC, MMIC and waveguide technologies are employed in the development and fabrication of this set of power amplifiers. Employing waveguide technology has minimized losses in the power combiner. Three power amplifiers are described in this paper. The first amplifier is a 0.5 W power amplifier, the second is a 1.5 W power amplifier, and the third amplifier is a 3.2 W power amplifier

Keywords

MIMIC; MMIC power amplifiers; millimetre wave power amplifiers; power combiners; satellite ground stations; 0.5 to 3.2 W; 27.5 to 31 GHz; EHF; Ka-band high power amplifiers; MIC technology; MMIC technology; VSAT ground terminal; compact integrated high power amplifiers; losses reduction; power combiner; satellite communication ground terminal; waveguide technology; Costs; Frequency; High power amplifiers; MMICs; Microwave integrated circuits; Optical device fabrication; Power amplifiers; Power combiners; Power generation; Satellites;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Conference, 2000 Asia-Pacific

Conference_Location

Sydney, NSW

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6435-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APMC.2000.925764

Filename

925764