DocumentCode
664540
Title
Robust X-band low noise limiting amplifiers
Author
Schuh, Patrick ; Reber, Rolf
Author_Institution
CASSIDIAN, Ulm, Germany
fYear
2013
fDate
2-7 June 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
4
Abstract
GaN technology is today well established for power amplifiers but also for robust receiver components. In this paper we present the design and measurement results of two different robust LNAs with different limiter functionalities included. One version with 1.6 dB noise figure which survives 4W input power and with the included current limiter the maximum output power is only 17dBm. The other version with input limiter survives more than 10W input power with a noise figure of 2 dB.
Keywords
current limiters; low noise amplifiers; power amplifiers; GaN; LNA; current limiter; noise figure 1.6 dB; noise figure 2 dB; power 4 W; power amplifiers; robust X-band low noise limiting amplifiers; robust receiver components; Gain; Gallium nitride; Logic gates; MMICs; Noise; Power demand; Robustness; GaN; Limiter; Low noise amplifier; MMICs;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Symposium Digest (IMS), 2013 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location
Seattle, WA
ISSN
0149-645X
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-6177-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MWSYM.2013.6697551
Filename
6697551
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