Title :
220 GHz power amplifier testing at Northrop Grumman
Author :
Kreischer, Kenneth E. ; Tucek, Jack C. ; Basten, Mark A. ; Gallagher, David A.
Author_Institution :
Electron. Syst., Northrop Grumman Corp., Rolling Meadows, IL, USA
Abstract :
A 220 GHz power amplifier has been demonstrated as part of the DARPA HiFIVE program. This amplifier is based on a folded waveguide circuit, and operates at 19 kV and 250 mA. Short pulse tests resulted in 56 W at 214 GHz and a 5.0 GHz bandwidth.
Keywords :
circuit testing; millimetre wave power amplifiers; DARPA HiFIVE program; Northrop Grumman; bandwidth 5 GHz; current 250 mA; folded waveguide circuit; frequency 214 GHz; frequency 220 GHz; power 56 W; power amplifier testing; voltage 19 kV; Bandwidth; Cathodes; Electron tubes; Gain; Power amplifiers; Prototypes; Radio frequency; Terahertz; submillimeter wave; vacuum electronics;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC), 2013 IEEE 14th International
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5976-4
DOI :
10.1109/IVEC.2013.6570961
