Title :
Performance of microwave and millimeter wave power modules (MPMs) with linearization
Author :
Katz, Al ; Gray, Rebecca ; Dorval, R.
Abstract :
Microwave and millimeter wave power modules (MPMs) provide compact, low mass and highly efficient power amplification for frequencies from S through Q-band. When combined with a linearizer they can provide the most efficient compact linear microwave and millimeter wave amplification in the 50 to 200 watt power range. This paper will present the most current performance achieved by combining predistortion linearizers with MPMs. Measured performance will be provided for a variety of linearized MPMs including octave bandwidth and multi-band applications for frequencies through Q-band.
Keywords :
linearisation techniques; microwave power amplifiers; millimetre wave power amplifiers; 50 to 200 W; linearized MPM; microwave-millimeter wave power module; multiband application; power amplification; predistortion linearizer; Bandwidth; High power amplifiers; Linearity; Microwave amplifiers; Millimeter wave technology; Multichip modules; Noise figure; Power amplifiers; Predistortion; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Military Communications Conference, 2005. MILCOM 2005. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Atlantic City, NJ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9393-7
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.2005.1606073
