Measurement and evaluation of a high power traveling wave amplifier in multicarrier operation

The multicarrier communication measurements performed on a high power, broadband traveling wave amplifier are described in this paper. The technical requirements for fm multicarrier operation of satellite communication links are now being established and these requirements depend heavily on the components presently available. One of the important but previously unevaluated components is the high power, wideband amplifier for the ground stations. The measurements describe the performance of a new high power traveling wave amplifier in wideband multicarrier operation.