A miniaturized microwave dual down converter for missile and airborne applications

Author

Madni, Asad M. ; Endler, Harvey

Author_Institution

BEI Sensors & Syst. Co., Sylmar, CA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1998

fDate

21-28 Mar 1998

Firstpage

345

Abstract

A state-of-the-art, miniaturized, high reliability microwave dual down converter has been developed for missile and airborne applications. This Ku-Band to VHF down converter, which was developed for the Extended Range Interceptor (ERINT) missile, has a gain of 45 dB(min), weighs only 2.75 ounces and is packaged into a volume of 1.46 cubic inches. A C-Band version was subsequently developed as an exact replacement for the Ku-Band unit. This paper discusses in detail the hardware design analysis and performance specifications of both down converters

Keywords

microwave frequency convertors; microwave integrated circuits; military avionics; military communication; missile guidance; 2.75 oz; 45 dB; C-band; Extended Range Interceptor missile; Ku-band to VHF down converter; airborne applications; hardware design analysis; miniaturized microwave dual down converter; missile; performance specifications; Aircraft navigation; Integrated circuit packaging; MMICs; Microwave integrated circuits; Missiles; Radio frequency; Schottky diodes; Substrates; Surface acoustic waves; Thin film circuits;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Aerospace Conference, 1998 IEEE

Conference_Location

Snowmass at Aspen, CO

ISSN

1095-323X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4311-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AERO.1998.686930

Filename

686930